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Game Changers

The 53 cards Wizards of the Coast flags as the most format-warping in Commander. They set the line between brackets. We sync the list straight from Scryfall, then show which ones actually change games from real tracked play.

Last updated 23 Jun 2026 · synced from Scryfall

Cards on the list

Analyzed

8,864

Tracked Commander games behind the impact figures below.

With data

29 of 53

Have enough tracked games to clear the confidence gate.

Source

Scryfall is:gamechanger

The official flag, maintained by WotC. We never hand-curate it.

Card	Type	MV	Price	Impact Win-rate impact
Ad Nauseam	Instant	5	$14.42	Not enough data yet 69 games · need 100
Ancient Tomb	Land	0	$136.70	+1.9% 95% CI -6.2% / +9.9% · 414 games
Aura Shards	Enchantment	3	$28.35	Not enough data yet 88 games · need 100
Biorhythm	Sorcery	8	$31.92	Not enough data yet 15 games · need 100
Bolas's Citadel	Artifact	6	$16.84	+16.5% 95% CI +1.8% / +31.3% · 258 games
Braids, Cabal Minion	Creature	4	$1.02	Not enough data yet 16 games · need 100
Chrome Mox	Artifact	0	$168.71	+8.1% 95% CI -3.8% / +19.9% · 216 games
Coalition Victory	Sorcery	8	$5.46	Not enough data yet 12 games · need 100
Consecrated Sphinx	Creature	6	$34.26	+12.1% 95% CI -7.0% / +31.2% · 126 games
Crop Rotation	Instant	1	$3.65	+11.8% 95% CI -0.5% / +24.0% · 269 games
Cyclonic Rift	Instant	2	$41.29	+13.3% 95% CI +4.7% / +22.0% · 491 games
Demonic Tutor	Sorcery	2	$74.69	+4.0% 95% CI -4.6% / +12.5% · 416 games
Drannith Magistrate	Creature	2	$13.42	Not enough data yet 88 games · need 100
Enlightened Tutor	Instant	1	$36.68	+6.3% 95% CI -4.1% / +16.6% · 394 games
Farewell	Sorcery	6	$6.12	+14.9% 95% CI +1.7% / +28.2% · 371 games
Field of the Dead	Land	0	$30.89	+9.0% 95% CI -3.4% / +21.5% · 233 games
Fierce Guardianship	Instant	3	$57.40	+6.1% 95% CI -3.2% / +15.4% · 476 games
Force of Will	Instant	5	$63.77	+11.0% 95% CI -2.6% / +24.6% · 215 games
Gaea's Cradle	Land	0	$1504.77	+25.9% 95% CI +10.4% / +41.4% · 137 games
Gamble	Sorcery	1	$16.18	+7.5% 95% CI -7.6% / +22.6% · 220 games
Gifts Ungiven	Instant	4	$5.42	Not enough data yet 60 games · need 100
Glacial Chasm	Land	0	-	Not enough data yet 49 games · need 100
Grand Arbiter Augustin IV	Creature	4	$16.85	Not enough data yet 67 games · need 100
Grim Monolith	Artifact	2	$471.51	+15.7% 95% CI -3.2% / +34.7% · 132 games
Humility	Enchantment	4	-	Not enough data yet 3 games · need 100
Imperial Seal	Sorcery	1	$164.22	Not enough data yet 98 games · need 100
Intuition	Instant	3	-	Not enough data yet 23 games · need 100
Jeska's Will	Sorcery	3	$41.59	+14.3% 95% CI +4.1% / +24.5% · 448 games
Lion's Eye Diamond	Artifact	0	-	Not enough data yet 65 games · need 100
Mana Vault	Artifact	1	$110.95	+11.6% 95% CI +0.1% / +23.0% · 244 games
Mishra's Workshop	Land	0	-	Not enough data yet 18 games · need 100
Mox Diamond	Artifact	0	-	+0.3% 95% CI -13.2% / +13.8% · 197 games
Mystical Tutor	Instant	1	$17.43	+16.0% 95% CI +2.8% / +29.2% · 274 games
Narset, Parter of Veils	Planeswalker	3	$1.98	Not enough data yet 75 games · need 100
Natural Order	Sorcery	4	$36.28	Not enough data yet 84 games · need 100
Necropotence	Enchantment	3	$37.53	-12.6% 95% CI -31.2% / +6.0% · 113 games
Notion Thief	Creature	4	$1.61	Not enough data yet 102 games · need 100
Opposition Agent	Creature	3	$22.56	Not enough data yet 99 games · need 100
Orcish Bowmasters	Creature	2	$48.11	+18.9% 95% CI +3.1% / +34.8% · 214 games
Panoptic Mirror	Artifact	5	$28.26	Not enough data yet 9 games · need 100
Rhystic Study	Enchantment	3	$71.84	+12.2% 95% CI +4.4% / +20.0% · 533 games
Seedborn Muse	Creature	5	$15.42	+4.6% 95% CI -8.5% / +17.7% · 260 games
Serra's Sanctum	Land	0	$487.29	Not enough data yet 34 games · need 100
Smothering Tithe	Enchantment	4	$60.86	+3.5% 95% CI -5.5% / +12.4% · 518 games
Survival of the Fittest	Enchantment	2	-	Not enough data yet 26 games · need 100
Teferi's Protection	Instant	3	$54.49	+12.6% 95% CI +1.0% / +24.1% · 472 games
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern	Creature	5	$21.62	Not enough data yet 70 games · need 100
Thassa's Oracle	Creature	2	$21.82	Not enough data yet 73 games · need 100
The One Ring	Artifact	4	$103.10	+7.5% 95% CI -2.7% / +17.7% · 411 games
The Tabernacle at Pendrell Vale	Land	0	-	Not enough data yet 15 games · need 100
Underworld Breach	Enchantment	2	$11.82	+30.9% 95% CI +12.2% / +49.6% · 147 games
Vampiric Tutor	Instant	1	$61.46	+10.5% 95% CI +0.1% / +20.9% · 334 games
Worldly Tutor	Instant	1	$28.50	-2.0% 95% CI -13.0% / +9.0% · 331 games

Showing 53 of 53 · impact shown where enough tracked games clear the confidence gate

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Which Game Changers actually change games?

Wizards says these 53 are game changers. Here is what 8,864 tracked games show, ranked by win-rate lift over baseline using the lower bound of the 95% confidence interval, so a thin sample can't top the chart.

Gaea's Cradle

137 games · 95% CI +10.4% / +41.4%

+25.9%

Cyclonic Rift

491 games · 95% CI +4.7% / +22.0%

+13.3%

Rhystic Study

533 games · 95% CI +4.4% / +20.0%

+12.2%

Jeska's Will

448 games · 95% CI +4.1% / +24.5%

+14.3%

Orcish Bowmasters

214 games · 95% CI +3.1% / +34.8%

+18.9%

Mystical Tutor

274 games · 95% CI +2.8% / +29.2%

+16.0%

How the list is used

Game Changers set your bracket

Exhibition

0 game changers

Core

0 game changers

Upgraded

up to 3 game changers

Optimized

no limit

cEDH

no limit

Counting the Game Changers in your decklist is the quickest read on its bracket. See the official Commander Brackets announcement from Wizards of the Coast for the current rules.

Game Changers FAQ

How many Game Changers are there?

There are currently 53. The list is maintained by Wizards of the Coast and exposed through Scryfall, so this page updates automatically whenever the official list changes.

Does being a Game Changer ban a card?

No. Game Changers are legal in every bracket. They are a power signal, not a ban list. Adding more of them simply pushes a deck into a higher bracket.

Which bracket lets me run Game Changers?

Brackets 1 and 2 expect none, Bracket 3 allows a small number, and Brackets 4 and 5 have no limit. Counting the Game Changers in your decklist is the quickest read on its bracket.

What is the cheapest Game Changer?

Sort the list by price to see the cheapest options. Most Game Changers are format staples, but a few cost only a couple of dollars while others run into the hundreds.

How do I find Game Changers on Scryfall?

Search is:gamechanger on Scryfall. That is the exact query this page is built from.

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