Duel Commander Trial 16

Format: Duel Commander
Date: Sep 22, 2025
Decklists: 24 decklists

Details

Date: Sep 22, 2025
Format: Duel Commander
Players: 24
Decklists: 24
Source: Magic Online
Platform: Digital

Metagame Analysis

Event metagame breakdown by archetype, deck count, metagame share, and win rate.
Top Archetypes	Decks		Meta %	Win %
Kefka, Court Mage	4	16.7%	16.7%	38.1%
Aragorn, King of Gondor	3	12.5%	12.5%	60.0%
Tifa Lockhart	3	12.5%	12.5%	40.0%
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	2	8.3%	8.3%	27.3%
Elminster	2	8.3%	8.3%	46.2%
Other	10	41.7%	41.7%	50.1%

Top Archetypes	Decks	Meta %	Meta %	Win %

Top Cards by copies and deck percentage
Top Cards	Copies	Deck %
Snow-Covered Plains	72	17.0%
Plains	36	38.0%
Snow-Covered Island	30	4.0%
Island	28	50.0%
Snow-Covered Mountain	24	4.0%
Forest	21	25.0%

Top Cards	Copies	Deck %

Metagame Analysis

Event metagame breakdown by archetype, deck count, metagame share, and win rate.
Top Archetypes	Decks		Meta %	Win %
Kefka, Court Mage	4	16.7%	16.7%	38.1%
Aragorn, King of Gondor	3	12.5%	12.5%	60.0%
Tifa Lockhart	3	12.5%	12.5%	40.0%
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	2	8.3%	8.3%	27.3%
Elminster	2	8.3%	8.3%	46.2%
Other	10	41.7%	41.7%	50.1%

1Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
7-1-0
Player
CrashX
Price
$2,618
2Elminster
Record
6-2-0
Player
boytriton
Price
$1,970
3Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
5-2-0
Player
Gabanaci
Price
$2,448
4Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Record
4-3-0
Player
grumgrum
Price
$3,067
5Ravos, Soultender + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Record
4-2-0
Player
tabunghasisi
Price
$4,642
6Kefka, Court Mage
Record
4-2-0
Player
sebastianpozzo
Price
$3,041
7Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
3-3-0
Player
Univerce
Price
$1,226
8Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Record
3-3-0
Player
Zodiacek
Price
$1,443
9Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
Record
3-2-0
Player
Beicodegeia
Price
$3,003
10Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Record
3-2-0
Player
medvedev
Price
$3,145
11Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile
Record
3-2-0
Player
Vequinox
Price
$4,878
12Tifa Lockhart
Record
3-2-0
Player
Dydyk95
Price
$804
13Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Record
3-2-0
Player
TVAmaral
Price
$2,442
14Kefka, Court Mage
Record
2-3-0
Player
Garthoro
Price
$3,039
15Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Record
2-3-0
Player
mechrataal
Price
$1,443
16Tifa Lockhart
Record
2-3-0
Player
3REBOS
Price
$803
17Kefka, Court Mage
Record
1-4-0
Player
_Vladishew
Price
$3,031
18Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Record
1-4-0
Player
ZacharyHaleComstock
Price
$433
19Tifa Lockhart
Record
1-4-0
Player
Terminus0
Price
$727
20Kefka, Court Mage
Record
1-4-0
Player
msskinbolic
Price
$3,039
21Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Record
1-4-0
Player
AAndres25
Price
$3,067
22Elminster
Record
0-5-0
Player
complexsimpleton
Price
$1,994
23Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
0-5-0
Player
Johnathan1998
Price
$2,733
24Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
0-5-0
Player
kasa
Price
$1,147

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

1	7-1-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	CrashX	$2,618
2	6-2-0	Elminster	boytriton	$1,970
3	5-2-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	Gabanaci	$2,448
4	4-3-0	Glarb, Calamity's Augur	grumgrum	$3,067
5	4-2-0	Ravos, Soultender + Thrasios, Triton Hero	tabunghasisi	$4,642
6	4-2-0	Kefka, Court Mage	sebastianpozzo	$3,041
7	3-3-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	Univerce	$1,226
8	3-3-0	Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd	Zodiacek	$1,443
9	3-2-0	Lier, Disciple of the Drowned	Beicodegeia	$3,003
10	3-2-0	Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	medvedev	$3,145
11	3-2-0	Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile	Vequinox	$4,878
12	3-2-0	Tifa Lockhart	Dydyk95	$804
13	3-2-0	Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	TVAmaral	$2,442
14	2-3-0	Kefka, Court Mage	Garthoro	$3,039
15	2-3-0	Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd	mechrataal	$1,443
16	2-3-0	Tifa Lockhart	3REBOS	$803
17	1-4-0	Kefka, Court Mage	_Vladishew	$3,031
18	1-4-0	Kellan, Planar Trailblazer	ZacharyHaleComstock	$433
19	1-4-0	Tifa Lockhart	Terminus0	$727
20	1-4-0	Kefka, Court Mage	msskinbolic	$3,039
21	1-4-0	Glarb, Calamity's Augur	AAndres25	$3,067
22	0-5-0	Elminster	complexsimpleton	$1,994
23	0-5-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	Johnathan1998	$2,733
24	0-5-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	kasa	$1,147

1Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
7-1-0
Player
CrashX
Price
$2,618
2Elminster
Record
6-2-0
Player
boytriton
Price
$1,970
3Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
5-2-0
Player
Gabanaci
Price
$2,448
4Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Record
4-3-0
Player
grumgrum
Price
$3,067
5Ravos, Soultender + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Record
4-2-0
Player
tabunghasisi
Price
$4,642
6Kefka, Court Mage
Record
4-2-0
Player
sebastianpozzo
Price
$3,041
7Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
3-3-0
Player
Univerce
Price
$1,226
8Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Record
3-3-0
Player
Zodiacek
Price
$1,443
9Lier, Disciple of the Drowned
Record
3-2-0
Player
Beicodegeia
Price
$3,003
10Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Record
3-2-0
Player
medvedev
Price
$3,145
11Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile
Record
3-2-0
Player
Vequinox
Price
$4,878
12Tifa Lockhart
Record
3-2-0
Player
Dydyk95
Price
$804
13Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful
Record
3-2-0
Player
TVAmaral
Price
$2,442
14Kefka, Court Mage
Record
2-3-0
Player
Garthoro
Price
$3,039
15Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
Record
2-3-0
Player
mechrataal
Price
$1,443
16Tifa Lockhart
Record
2-3-0
Player
3REBOS
Price
$803
17Kefka, Court Mage
Record
1-4-0
Player
_Vladishew
Price
$3,031
18Kellan, Planar Trailblazer
Record
1-4-0
Player
ZacharyHaleComstock
Price
$433
19Tifa Lockhart
Record
1-4-0
Player
Terminus0
Price
$727
20Kefka, Court Mage
Record
1-4-0
Player
msskinbolic
Price
$3,039
21Glarb, Calamity's Augur
Record
1-4-0
Player
AAndres25
Price
$3,067
22Elminster
Record
0-5-0
Player
complexsimpleton
Price
$1,994
23Aragorn, King of Gondor
Record
0-5-0
Player
Johnathan1998
Price
$2,733
24Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Record
0-5-0
Player
kasa
Price
$1,147

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

1	7-1-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	CrashX	$2,618
2	6-2-0	Elminster	boytriton	$1,970
3	5-2-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	Gabanaci	$2,448
4	4-3-0	Glarb, Calamity's Augur	grumgrum	$3,067
5	4-2-0	Ravos, Soultender + Thrasios, Triton Hero	tabunghasisi	$4,642
6	4-2-0	Kefka, Court Mage	sebastianpozzo	$3,041
7	3-3-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	Univerce	$1,226
8	3-3-0	Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd	Zodiacek	$1,443
9	3-2-0	Lier, Disciple of the Drowned	Beicodegeia	$3,003
10	3-2-0	Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper + Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh	medvedev	$3,145
11	3-2-0	Jenson Carthalion, Druid Exile	Vequinox	$4,878
12	3-2-0	Tifa Lockhart	Dydyk95	$804
13	3-2-0	Ludevic, Necro-Alchemist + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	TVAmaral	$2,442
14	2-3-0	Kefka, Court Mage	Garthoro	$3,039
15	2-3-0	Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd	mechrataal	$1,443
16	2-3-0	Tifa Lockhart	3REBOS	$803
17	1-4-0	Kefka, Court Mage	_Vladishew	$3,031
18	1-4-0	Kellan, Planar Trailblazer	ZacharyHaleComstock	$433
19	1-4-0	Tifa Lockhart	Terminus0	$727
20	1-4-0	Kefka, Court Mage	msskinbolic	$3,039
21	1-4-0	Glarb, Calamity's Augur	AAndres25	$3,067
22	0-5-0	Elminster	complexsimpleton	$1,994
23	0-5-0	Aragorn, King of Gondor	Johnathan1998	$2,733
24	0-5-0	Cloud, Midgar Mercenary	kasa	$1,147

Top Cards by copies and deck percentage
Top Cards	Copies	Deck %
Snow-Covered Plains	72	17.0%
Plains	36	38.0%
Snow-Covered Island	30	4.0%
Island	28	50.0%
Snow-Covered Mountain	24	4.0%
Forest	21	25.0%

Duel Commander Trial 16

Event Decks

Metagame Breakdown