Playgroup Research
Every data-backed article we publish, in one place. Each one is computed from real tracked Commander games rather than opinion, and each says how it was measured.
Commander Tier List
Data-backed tier rankings (S through F) by actual win rate from the last 30 days of tracked games.
Commander Staples
The best Commander staples by color identity, ranked by commander-matched win-rate lift rather than deck-inclusion popularity.
Turn Order Statistics
Analysis of starting-player advantage and turn-order win rates in Commander.
Precon Tier List
Preconstructed Commander decks ranked by real measured win rate.
Commander data
Rankings, tier lists and format math computed from tracked Commander games.
Commander Tier List
Data-backed tier rankings (S through F) by actual win rate from the last 30 days of tracked games.
Commander Staples
The best Commander staples by color identity, ranked by commander-matched win-rate lift rather than deck-inclusion popularity.
MTG Board Wipes
Every board wipe in Magic ranked by how many tracked Commander decks run it, with measured win-rate lift on the few cards that clearly raise it.
Turn Order Statistics
Analysis of starting-player advantage and turn-order win rates in Commander.
Global Commander Stats
Rankings by ELO, win rate, popularity, and damage across all tracked casual Commander games.
Commander Colors Overview
Win rates and top commanders for all 32 color identities.
Most Fun Commanders
Commanders ranked by real post-game fun self-ratings, standardized to a neutral win rate so winning does not inflate the score.
Card Atlas
Per-card statistics from live gameplay data, including inclusion rate, cast-turn distribution, and win-rate lift.
Commander Game Changers
The official 53-card Commander Game Changers list with win-rate impact from real tracked games, and how it sets deck brackets.
Commander Power Level
What power level means, how the 1-10 scale maps to WotC Brackets, and tracked-game data on whether Game Changers actually predict winning.
How to Play Commander
The rules of Commander plus measured data on what a real game looks like, from median game length to how games are actually won.
How Many Lands
Opening-hand and mulligan land-count data from real tracked games.
Precon Tier List
Preconstructed Commander decks ranked by real measured win rate.
Commander Bracket Calculator
ToolPaste a decklist or import from Archidekt or Moxfield for a combo-aware WotC bracket estimate.
About the Data
How the corpus is collected and how the statistics are made.
Playing online
Playgroup Live, the in-browser virtual tabletop, and how it compares with everything else.
Playgroup Live
In-browser virtual tabletop for 2-6 player Commander games with voice chat, deck import, and full stats integration.
Playgroup Live for Communities
How online Commander communities can replace spreadsheets, SpellBot, and disconnected tool stacks with one platform.
How to Play Commander Online
Every way to play MTG Commander online, ranked with an honest look at what each option does best.
TTS vs Playgroup Live
Side-by-side comparison of Tabletop Simulator and Playgroup Live for playing Commander online.
How Sparring Works
The data behind the phantom opponents used for solo playtesting, and how removal, counterspells and board-wipe pressure are emulated from measured rates.
Commander en ligne
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Tracking paper games
The free life counter and the scoring that turn games played in person into data.
Commander Game Tracker
Track life, commander damage and poison through a paper Commander game, in the browser or in the app, and keep the result.
Log Past Commander Games
Record finished paper games in about a minute and still build win rates, ELO leaderboards, and deck stats.
Playscore
Points-based scoring system for Commander leagues that rewards good gameplay and discourages unfun strategies.
Metagame and sets
What is shifting month to month, and what is about to be released.
Community
Finding people to play with, and how players rank against each other.
Where the numbers come from
Every figure on these pages is counted from games players logged themselves, 670,000+ of them: paper games recorded with the free tracker app, plus online games played on Playgroup Live. Nothing is scraped from decklist sites and nothing is estimated. Each page states the sample it used, and where a sample is too thin to publish it hides the number rather than showing a shaky one, which is why some rankings are shorter than you might expect.
Card-level figures such as cast turns and win-rate lift come only from the Playgroup Live subset, because paper games do not record individual cards.
A page carries a date only when a scheduled job actually recorded one. Pages without one are written explainers or live tools, so there is no date to show and we do not invent one.