Duel Commander Trial 16

Format: Duel Commander
Date: Aug 17, 2025
Decklists: 25 decklists

Details

Date: Aug 17, 2025
Format: Duel Commander
Players: 25
Decklists: 25
Source: Magic Online
Platform: Digital

Metagame Analysis

Event metagame breakdown by archetype, deck count, metagame share, and win rate.
Top Archetypes	Decks		Meta %	Win %
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	4	16.0%	16.0%	28.6%
Elminster	2	8.0%	8.0%	61.5%
Kefka, Court Mage	2	8.0%	8.0%	40.0%
Aragorn, King of Gondor	2	8.0%	8.0%	69.2%
Vivi Ornitier	2	8.0%	8.0%	36.4%
Other	13	52.0%	52.0%	46.9%

Top Archetypes	Decks	Meta %	Meta %	Win %

Top Cards by copies and deck percentage
Top Cards	Copies	Deck %
Snow-Covered Plains	143	40.0%
Snow-Covered Mountain	53	20.0%
Snow-Covered Island	51	16.0%
Island	23	32.0%
Scalding Tarn	18	72.0%
Prismatic Vista	17	68.0%

Top Cards	Copies	Deck %

Metagame Analysis

Event metagame breakdown by archetype, deck count, metagame share, and win rate.
Top Archetypes	Decks		Meta %	Win %
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	4	16.0%	16.0%	28.6%
Elminster	2	8.0%	8.0%	61.5%
Kefka, Court Mage	2	8.0%	8.0%	40.0%
Aragorn, King of Gondor	2	8.0%	8.0%	69.2%
Vivi Ornitier	2	8.0%	8.0%	36.4%
Other	13	52.0%	52.0%	46.9%

Top Cards by copies and deck percentage
Top Cards	Copies	Deck %
Snow-Covered Plains	143	40.0%
Snow-Covered Mountain	53	20.0%
Snow-Covered Island	51	16.0%
Island	23	32.0%
Scalding Tarn	18	72.0%
Prismatic Vista	17	68.0%

1Elminster
Record
6-2-0
Player
ZacharyHaleComstock
Price
$1,183
2Juri, Master of the Revue
Record
5-3-0
Player
Oror
Price
$1,315
3Magda, the Hoardmaster
Record
6-1-0
Player
Selfeisek
Price
$579
4Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
5-2-0
Player
Lord_Beerus
Price
$2,432
5Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
4-2-0
Player
Skpchino
Price
$2,425
6Vivi Ornitier
Record
4-2-0
Player
_against_
Price
$1,359
7Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
3-3-0
Player
DuduDeNunu
Price
$1,450
8Ketramose, the New Dawn
Record
3-3-0
Player
glyra
Price
$2,124
9Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
3-2-0
Player
Jose Guillermo
Price
$1,421
10Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Record
3-2-0
Player
TVAmaral
Price
$1,161
11Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
Record
3-2-0
Player
Beicodegeia
Price
$2,965
12Azusa, Lost but Seeking
Record
3-2-0
Player
Oderus Urungus
Price
$1,041
13Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Record
2-3-0
Player
Meltiin
Price
$1,133
14Kefka, Court Mage
Record
2-3-0
Player
NeptuneX
Price
$3,030
15Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Record
2-3-0
Player
Belacoros
Price
$1,138
16Elminster
Record
2-3-0
Player
MelissingOut
Price
$1,259
17Kefka, Court Mage
Record
2-3-0
Player
azkusa
Price
$2,967
18Slimefoot and Squee
Record
2-3-0
Player
JapaneseFisherman
Price
$2,174
19Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Record
2-3-0
Player
simmsey
Price
$3,974
20Ertai Resurrected
Record
1-4-0
Player
DarkBone
Price
$1,785
21Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Record
1-4-0
Player
-Nausea-
Price
$2,411
22Magda, the Hoardmaster
Record
1-4-0
Player
albertoSD
Price
$626
23Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
0-5-0
Player
qbeczkowo
Price
$1,229
24Vivi Ornitier
Record
0-5-0
Player
HoldTheElle
Price
$1,331
25Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
0-5-0
Player
xfile
Price
$1,234

Event decks table with standings, archetypes, player names, and pricing.

1	6-2-0	Elminster	ZacharyHaleComstock	$1,183
2	5-3-0	Juri, Master of the Revue	Oror	$1,315
3	6-1-0	Magda, the Hoardmaster	Selfeisek	$579
4	5-2-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	Lord_Beerus	$2,432
5	4-2-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	Skpchino	$2,425
6	4-2-0	Vivi Ornitier	_against_	$1,359
7	3-3-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	DuduDeNunu	$1,450
8	3-3-0	Ketramose, the New Dawn	glyra	$2,124
9	3-2-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	Jose Guillermo	$1,421
10	3-2-0	Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd	TVAmaral	$1,161
11	3-2-0	Lier, Disciple of the Drowned	Beicodegeia	$2,965
12	3-2-0	Azusa, Lost but Seeking	Oderus Urungus	$1,041
13	2-3-0	Ragost, Deft Gastronaut	Meltiin	$1,133
14	2-3-0	Kefka, Court Mage	NeptuneX	$3,030
15	2-3-0	Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	Belacoros	$1,138
16	2-3-0	Elminster	MelissingOut	$1,259
17	2-3-0	Kefka, Court Mage	azkusa	$2,967
18	2-3-0	Slimefoot and Squee	JapaneseFisherman	$2,174
19	2-3-0	Atraxa, Grand Unifier	simmsey	$3,974
20	1-4-0	Ertai Resurrected	DarkBone	$1,785
21	1-4-0	Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer	-Nausea-	$2,411
22	1-4-0	Magda, the Hoardmaster	albertoSD	$626
23	0-5-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	qbeczkowo	$1,229
24	0-5-0	Vivi Ornitier	HoldTheElle	$1,331
25	0-5-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	xfile	$1,234

1Elminster
Record
6-2-0
Player
ZacharyHaleComstock
Price
$1,183
2Juri, Master of the Revue
Record
5-3-0
Player
Oror
Price
$1,315
3Magda, the Hoardmaster
Record
6-1-0
Player
Selfeisek
Price
$579
4Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
5-2-0
Player
Lord_Beerus
Price
$2,432
5Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
4-2-0
Player
Skpchino
Price
$2,425
6Vivi Ornitier
Record
4-2-0
Player
_against_
Price
$1,359
7Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
3-3-0
Player
DuduDeNunu
Price
$1,450
8Ketramose, the New Dawn
Record
3-3-0
Player
glyra
Price
$2,124
9Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
3-2-0
Player
Jose Guillermo
Price
$1,421
10Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Record
3-2-0
Player
TVAmaral
Price
$1,161
11Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
Record
3-2-0
Player
Beicodegeia
Price
$2,965
12Azusa, Lost but Seeking
Record
3-2-0
Player
Oderus Urungus
Price
$1,041
13Ragost, Deft Gastronaut
Record
2-3-0
Player
Meltiin
Price
$1,133
14Kefka, Court Mage
Record
2-3-0
Player
NeptuneX
Price
$3,030
15Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Record
2-3-0
Player
Belacoros
Price
$1,138
16Elminster
Record
2-3-0
Player
MelissingOut
Price
$1,259
17Kefka, Court Mage
Record
2-3-0
Player
azkusa
Price
$2,967
18Slimefoot and Squee
Record
2-3-0
Player
JapaneseFisherman
Price
$2,174
19Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Record
2-3-0
Player
simmsey
Price
$3,974
20Ertai Resurrected
Record
1-4-0
Player
DarkBone
Price
$1,785
21Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
Record
1-4-0
Player
-Nausea-
Price
$2,411
22Magda, the Hoardmaster
Record
1-4-0
Player
albertoSD
Price
$626
23Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
0-5-0
Player
qbeczkowo
Price
$1,229
24Vivi Ornitier
Record
0-5-0
Player
HoldTheElle
Price
$1,331
25Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
0-5-0
Player
xfile
Price
$1,234

Event decks table with standings, archetypes, player names, and pricing.

1	6-2-0	Elminster	ZacharyHaleComstock	$1,183
2	5-3-0	Juri, Master of the Revue	Oror	$1,315
3	6-1-0	Magda, the Hoardmaster	Selfeisek	$579
4	5-2-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	Lord_Beerus	$2,432
5	4-2-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	Skpchino	$2,425
6	4-2-0	Vivi Ornitier	_against_	$1,359
7	3-3-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	DuduDeNunu	$1,450
8	3-3-0	Ketramose, the New Dawn	glyra	$2,124
9	3-2-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	Jose Guillermo	$1,421
10	3-2-0	Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd	TVAmaral	$1,161
11	3-2-0	Lier, Disciple of the Drowned	Beicodegeia	$2,965
12	3-2-0	Azusa, Lost but Seeking	Oderus Urungus	$1,041
13	2-3-0	Ragost, Deft Gastronaut	Meltiin	$1,133
14	2-3-0	Kefka, Court Mage	NeptuneX	$3,030
15	2-3-0	Dargo, the Shipwrecker + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	Belacoros	$1,138
16	2-3-0	Elminster	MelissingOut	$1,259
17	2-3-0	Kefka, Court Mage	azkusa	$2,967
18	2-3-0	Slimefoot and Squee	JapaneseFisherman	$2,174
19	2-3-0	Atraxa, Grand Unifier	simmsey	$3,974
20	1-4-0	Ertai Resurrected	DarkBone	$1,785
21	1-4-0	Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer	-Nausea-	$2,411
22	1-4-0	Magda, the Hoardmaster	albertoSD	$626
23	0-5-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	qbeczkowo	$1,229
24	0-5-0	Vivi Ornitier	HoldTheElle	$1,331
25	0-5-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	xfile	$1,234

Duel Commander Trial 16

Event Decks

Metagame Breakdown