Chain Lightning (Duel Commander)
Chain Lightning appears in 20.0% of Duel Commander decks in the last 30 days (16 decks), averaging 1.0 copies in the main deck. It is played above all in WUR (unclassified).
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Share of decks
20.0%
▲ 2.8
vs previous 30 days
Weekly, last 90 days
Decks
16
16 main, 0 sideboard
Avg. copies
1.0
in the main deck
Win rate
–
0 top 8 (challenges only)
Weekly data
| Week from | Share of decks |
|---|---|
| 2026-08-06 | 15.6% |
| 2026-08-13 | 3.9% |
| 2026-08-20 | 16.0% |
| 2026-08-27 | 13.8% |
| 2026-09-03 | 10.5% |
| 2026-09-10 | 18.2% |
| 2026-09-17 | 15.0% |
| 2026-09-24 | 37.5% |
| 2026-10-01 | 9.1% |
| 2026-10-08 | 22.9% |
| 2026-10-15 | 11.1% |
| 2026-10-22 | 31.3% |
Played together with
| Card | Together | Lift |
|---|---|---|
| Lightning Bolt | 100% | 2.5 |
| Galvanic Discharge | 94% | 2.9 |
| Arid Mesa | 94% | 1.4 |
| Scalding Tarn | 94% | 1.4 |
| Wooded Foothills | 94% | 1.4 |
| Bloodstained Mire | 94% | 1.3 |
| Pyrokinesis | 88% | 3.7 |
| Fury | 88% | 2.6 |
| Prismatic Vista | 81% | 1.1 |
| Arena of Glory | 75% | 3.8 |
| Broadside Bombardiers | 75% | 3.0 |
| Urza's Saga | 75% | 1.5 |
| Windswept Heath | 75% | 1.0 |
| Command Tower | 75% | 1.0 |
| Pyrogoyf | 69% | 3.1 |
| Misty Rainforest | 69% | 0.9 |
| Flame Slash | 63% | 3.8 |
| Skullclamp | 56% | 1.4 |
| Ghostfire Slice | 50% | 4.4 |
| Sundering Eruption // Volcanic Fissure | 50% | 3.6 |
- Together
- decks with this card that also play the other one (main deck)
- Lift
- how much more often than chance: 1 = unrelated, above 1 = played together on purpose
Archetypes by metagame share
| Archetype | Meta | Play it |
|---|---|---|
| WUR (unclassified) | 10.0% | 38% |
| RG (unclassified) | 7.5% | 100% |
| WR (unclassified) | 7.5% | 50% |
| Mono-Red (unclassified) | 2.5% | 50% |
| UR (unclassified) | 2.5% | 100% |
| BR (unclassified) | 1.3% | 100% |