First printed in Commander 2015 (2015)

All 16 prints

Star Trek Commander (TRC) #520, 2026
The List (PLST) #OTC-279, 2026
Final Fantasy: Through the Ages (FCA) #64, 2025
Tarkir: Dragonstorm Commander (TDC) #352, 2025
Outlaws of Thunder Junction Commander (OTC) #279, 2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1533, 2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #1533★, 2024
Commander Legends Promos (PCMR) #349p, 2024
Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #470, 2022
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #86062, 2020 (digital)
Commander Legends (CMR) #349, 2020
Commander Legends (CMR) #704, 2020
The List (PLST) #C15-56, 2020
Judge Gift Cards 2016 (J16) #4, 2016
Legendary Cube Prize Pack (PZ1) #136, 2015 (digital)
Commander 2015 (C15) #56, 2015

Command Beacon

Land

tap : Add Colorless .
tap , Sacrifice this land: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.

In the last 30 days 5.2% of Commander decks played it (321 of 6150). Most played in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy. In the last 30 days 10.0% of Duel Commander decks played it (8 of 80). Most played in Mono-White (unclassified).

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 5% of decks (#336)
Lands
Duel Commander staples: main deck, 12% of decks (#208)
Lands

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

7 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Command Beacon + Food Chain + Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Spelunking
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Amulet of Vigor + Command Beacon + Food Chain + Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Command Beacon + Food Chain + Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Tiller Engine
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Command Beacon + Food Chain + Horizon Explorer + Lumra, Bellow of the Woods
Infinite colored mana that can only be spent to cast creature spells, Infinite creature ETB…: Command Beacon + Food Chain + Titania, Protector of Argoth
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Command Beacon + Food Chain + Lumra, Bellow of the Woods + Stone-Seeder Hierophant
Infinite landfall triggers: Archaeological Dig + Command Beacon + Heart of Kiran + Lord Windgrace + Planebound Accomplice

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Not legal
Modern Not legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful Not legal
Premodern Not legal
Old School 93/94 Not legal

Singleton

Gladiator Legal

Commander formats

Commander Legal
Duel Commander Legal
Pauper Commander Not legal
PreDH Not legal
Tiny Leaders Legal
Oathbreaker Legal
Brawl Legal
Standard Brawl Not legal
Competitive Brawl Legal

In tournament decks of the last 30 days

Meta: share of the archetype in the format
Play it: decks of the archetype that play this card
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

Commander Other periods →

In 321 of 6150 decks (5.2%).

Share of decks

5.2%

▲ 0.4 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

321

321 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

32%

80 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	0%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain	5.1%	0%
Vivi Ornitier	2.2%	1%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw	2.1%	72%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma	1.9%	21%
Etali, Primal Conqueror	1.4%	6%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin	1.3%	4%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand	1.3%	60%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	98%	1.0
Ancient Tomb	97%	1.1
Gemstone Caverns	93%	1.0
Mana Vault	92%	1.1
Cavern of Souls	89%	2.7
Lotus Petal	89%	1.0
Urza's Saga	80%	3.3
Chrome Mox	74%	0.8
Talon Gates of Madara	74%	2.5
City of Traitors	72%	1.7

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Tim Taranto (Goldsabertooth) in BAKED ZITI 4: Goldsabertooth’s NY cEDH	6-0 100%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Andrew Bachman in Cian Colony Memorial Tournament 4	4-2 67%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Sasquatch [Bonfire] in MBG Commanderpalooza #3 (TimeTwister event)	4-2 67%
The Gitrog Monster Jason Scott in Oahu Commander Invitational Qualifier Ser4S3W2	4-2 67%
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Yutaka Mushimura in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	4-2 67%
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand DKmiles in Cash Cards Unlimited CEDH Tournament - October	3-2 60%
Gwenom, Remorseless Renalcul in LDXP Sacramento - CEDH	3-2 60%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma Tapang in Eye of The Tiger (Lion) CEDH Tournament- Win a Lion's Eye Diamond	3-2 60%

Challenges only: MTGO publishes only the 5-0 league decks.

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand DKmiles, 25 Oct	1 main	#2 3-2
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Arnold Menendez (WHOOPIE), 25 Oct	1 main	#10 1-2
Lumra, Bellow of the Woods John, 25 Oct	1 main	#11 0-1
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Scuba, 25 Oct	1 main	#1 3-1
Winota, Joiner of Forces Joshua Sigl, 25 Oct	1 main	#3 3-3
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Jarrett Jewart, 25 Oct	1 main	#8 1-2
Magda, Brazen Outlaw Cuzzin2chainz [BC,AB], 25 Oct	1 main	#14 1-3
Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Chris Dunne, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 0-2

Duel Commander Other periods →

In 8 of 80 decks (10.0%).

Share of decks

10.0%

▼ 3.1 vs previous 30 days