Live Play Data

Tezzeret, Cruel Captain

· Legendary Planeswalker — Tezzeret · Edge of Eternities (EOE)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

455

Decks Running

233

Median Cast Turn

Drawn → Played

78%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

78% of drawn Tezzeret, Cruel Captain copies are cast before the game ends, with a median first-cast turn of 5 across 101 recorded casts in 441 tracked games on Playgroup Live.

Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is a colorless-identity mythic planeswalker from Edge of Eternities, meaning any Commander deck can run him regardless of color. Across 441 tracked multiplayer games on Playgroup Live, 78% of drawn copies reach the battlefield, a strong conversion rate for a 3-mana planeswalker in a format where threats compete for every slot.

The cast win rate sits at 34% against a 25% baseline for games where he stays in the library. That +9.4-percentage-point lift is an early directional signal worth watching as the dataset grows. Battlefield stickiness lands at 54%, consistent with what you would expect from a planeswalker that draws removal the turn he resolves. The data spans 199 distinct players, and no single player accounts for more than 5% of all instances, so the sample is spread across a wide variety of play styles.

His commander list reads like an artifact-tribal hall of fame: Ragost, Toph, Tony Stark, Urza, and Breya all appear near the top. The colorless identity opens doors that most planeswalkers can't reach, and the on-entry loyalty trigger synergizes naturally with commanders that flood the board with artifacts.

At a glance

1% of tracked Commander decks include Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
78% of drawn copies are cast before the game ends
T5 median first-cast turn across all tracked games
54% battlefield stickiness once cast
+9.4pp directional win-rate lift when cast versus staying in library
199 distinct players have brought this card to a tracked game

First-cast turn

n=101

19%

13%

11%

40%

T6-9

T10+

Median 5 P25 3 · P75 7 · max 13

On curve 29% (19 / 101 cast on T3) Cast same turn as drawn 41%

The "good card" funnel

455 brought · 199 players

Brought to game

455

Ever drawn

130

Reached battlefield

101

Still on board at game end

78%

Of 455 copies brought to games, 130 were drawn, 101 of those were cast, and 54% of cast copies finished on the battlefield.

≥ +0.2pp

Players who cast this card win 34% of the time (n=99) , vs 25% when it never left the library (n=277).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 31% (n=26) — about the same as leaving it in the library. Those players survived long enough to draw it, so the gap above is about the card resolving, not just about surviving.

Observed gap +9.4pp; 95% confidence interval +0.2pp to +18.6pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

143 instances

2.1%

Library

38.5%

Battlefield

31.5%

Graveyard

7.7%

Exile

Most observed instances of Tezzeret, Cruel Captain resolve to the battlefield or graveyard rather than staying in the library, reflecting how aggressively players deploy him once he's in hand.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

1 Ragost, Deft Gastronaut 12 decks
2 Zhulodok, Void Gorger 12 decks
3 Toph, the First Metalbender 11 decks
4 Urza, Lord High Artificer 9 decks
5 Kilo, Apogee Mind 8 decks
6 Sami, Wildcat Captain 8 decks
7 Tony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man 8 decks
8 Lumra, Bellow of the Woods 7 decks
9 Magda, Brazen Outlaw 7 decks
10 Inspirit, Flagship Vessel 5 decks

The commander distribution is broad, spanning artifact-tribal commanders across multiple color identities, a direct consequence of Tezzeret's colorless identity unlocking him for any deck.

Frequently Asked

How often is Tezzeret, Cruel Captain drawn in a Commander game?

In 441 tracked games where Tezzeret, Cruel Captain was in the deck, he was drawn 29% of the time. That figure is shaped by the 100-card singleton format: any given card is unlikely to surface in any individual game. Of 130 instances that reached a hand, 78% were cast before the game ended.

What turn does Tezzeret, Cruel Captain typically hit the battlefield?

Median first-cast turn is 5, with the distribution skewed toward turns 3 through 7. The 3-mana cost is low enough that early hands can deploy him ahead of curve, but most copies show up in the mid-game. Only 29% of casts land exactly on curve, which largely reflects how rarely he's in the opening hand rather than players choosing to hold him.

Does casting Tezzeret, Cruel Captain actually improve your chances of winning?

The data shows a +9.4-percentage-point lift in win rate when he is cast (34%) versus when he stays in the library (25%). With 99 cast observations, this is a directional signal rather than a definitive conclusion. The sample is growing, and the trend is positive.

How sticky is Tezzeret, Cruel Captain once he resolves?

54% of resolved copies remain on the battlefield when the game ends. For a planeswalker in a multiplayer format where opponents have strong incentive to remove him immediately, that number is a reasonable baseline. It means he is surviving long enough to generate value in roughly half of his appearances.

Which commanders most often run Tezzeret, Cruel Captain?

Ragost, Deft Gastronaut leads the tracked list, followed closely by Toph, the First Metalbender and Zhulodok, Void Gorger. Urza, Lord High Artificer and Tony Stark // The Invincible Iron Man also appear near the top. The colorless color identity means he slots into any artifact-centric strategy without restriction, which explains the breadth of commander pairings.

Is Tezzeret, Cruel Captain legal in Commander?

Yes, Tezzeret, Cruel Captain is legal in Commander with no restrictions. He is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Historic, and several other formats. He is not legal in Pauper, PauperCommander, or PreDH due to his mythic rarity or set legality in those formats. He was printed in Edge of Eternities.