Live Play Data

Whispersilk Cloak

· Artifact — Equipment · Marvel Super Heroes Commander (MSC)

Live Inclusion

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Times Brought

1126

Decks Running

619

Median Cast Turn

6.0

Drawn → Played

68%

Format

Multiplayer 1v1

68% of drawn Whispersilk Cloaks are cast before the game ends, and decks that resolve it win 26% of the time across 161 tracked casts on Playgroup Live.

Whispersilk Cloak sits in 4% of tracked Commander decks on Playgroup Live. It reaches the battlefield in 68% of the games where it enters a player's hand, a solid conversion rate for a mid-cost Equipment.

The cast win rate stands at 26%, compared to 21% for games where the Cloak stayed buried in the library. That +5.5 percentage-point gap is a directional signal on a sample of 161 cast instances and 748 library instances, not a proven edge. Median first cast lands on turn 6.0, which reflects the combined 3-mana equip cost and the 2-mana equip cost players face after that. Players tend to hold it for a turn or two after drawing it: median hand-to-cast delay is 2 turns, and only 30% of instances are cast on the same turn they are drawn.

Colorless identity means Whispersilk Cloak slots into any Commander deck. The data shows it spread across 507 distinct players, with the single heaviest contributor accounting for just 2% of all tracked instances. That spread strengthens confidence in the numbers. T'Challa, the Black Panther leads the top-commander list by a wide margin, which fits: commanders who want to connect with combat damage reliably are exactly the shells where unblockability and shroud shine together.

At a glance

4% of tracked Commander decks include Whispersilk Cloak
T6.0 median first-cast turn across observed games
68% of drawn copies reach the battlefield before the game ends
71% battlefield stickiness once the Cloak resolves
507 distinct players have brought it to a tracked game, showing broad adoption
26% win rate in games where the Cloak was cast

First-cast turn

n=172

13%

14%

45%

T6-9

10%

T10+

Median 6.0 P25 4 · P75 8 · max 17

On curve 17% (23 / 172 cast on T3) Cast same turn as drawn 30%

The "good card" funnel

1130 brought · 507 players

Brought to game

1130

Ever drawn

254

Reached battlefield

172

Still on board at game end

122

68%

Of 1130 Cloaks brought to games, 254 were drawn, 172 of those were cast, and 71% of resolved copies remained on the battlefield through end of game.

≥ -1.1pp

Players who cast this card win 26% of the time (n=161) , vs 21% when it never left the library (n=748).

When players drew this card but left it in hand, they won 15% (n=77) — 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 +5.5pp; 95% confidence interval -1.1pp to +12.1pp. Correlational, not causal: powerful payoffs also get cast more often in games you are already winning.

Final zone distribution

280 instances

3.9%

Library

43.6%

Battlefield

21.4%

Graveyard

6.8%

Exile

Most Whispersilk Cloaks finish games on the battlefield or in the graveyard, with very few stranded in the library. That pattern reflects a card players actively seek out and use rather than one that routinely sits undrawn.

Commanders that played this card

in tracked games

T'Challa, the Black Panther leads the multiplayer list by a commanding margin, with 27 decks. The rest of the top ten is spread across a wide range of color identities and strategies, which shows just how universal colorless Equipment can be.

Frequently Asked

How often is Whispersilk Cloak drawn in a Commander game?

Across 1067 tracked games where Whispersilk Cloak was in the deck, it was drawn 22% of the time. That is consistent with the baseline expectation for a singleton in a 100-card deck. Of the 254 copies that reached a hand, 68% were cast before the game concluded.

What turn does Whispersilk Cloak usually get cast?

Median first cast is turn 6.0. The distribution spans turns 1 through 15, with the bulk of casts clustered between turns 3 and 8. The card has a total investment of 5 mana to cast and equip, so players often cast the Cloak one turn and equip the next. The hand-to-cast median of 2 turns confirms that players typically wait for the right moment rather than slamming it immediately: only 30% of instances are cast on the same turn they are drawn.

Does casting Whispersilk Cloak actually help you win?

The data shows a +5.5 percentage-point difference between the cast win rate (26%) and the library win rate (21%). Both sample sizes are meaningful: 161 cast instances and 748 library instances. Treat this as a directional signal. The lower bound of the confidence interval crosses zero, so the gap is consistent but not conclusive at current sample sizes.

Which commanders run Whispersilk Cloak most often?

T'Challa, the Black Panther leads the list with 27 tracked decks in the multiplayer dataset. That concentration makes sense: T'Challa rewards unblocked combat damage, and the Cloak delivers both unblockability and shroud protection in one slot. Kaalia of the Vast, Galadriel Elven-Queen, Obeka Splitter of Seconds, and Umbris Fear Manifest each appear with 8 or 9 decks. The spread across different color identities and strategies reflects the Cloak's colorless nature.

Is Whispersilk Cloak legal in Commander?

Yes. Whispersilk Cloak is legal and unrestricted in Commander, as well as in Legacy, Modern, Vintage, Pauper, Oathbreaker, and Duel Commander. It is not legal in Standard, Pioneer, Alchemy, Historic, Brawl, or Timeless.

How concentrated is the Whispersilk Cloak data among individual players?

The data is well spread. 507 distinct players have brought Whispersilk Cloak to a tracked game, and the single heaviest contributor accounts for only 2% of all tracked instances. A concentration below 5% from one player is a strong sign that the numbers reflect broad community behavior rather than one prolific pilot skewing the results.