Training Grounds

First printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010)

All 11 prints

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Secret Lair Drop (SLD) #2619, 2026
Avatar: The Last Airbender Eternal (TLE) #20, 2025
March of the Machine: The Aftermath Promos (PMAT) #9p, 2024
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #109, 2023
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #155, 2023
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #193, 2023
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #59, 2023
March of the Machine: The Aftermath (MAT) #9, 2023
Judge Gift Cards 2022 (P22) #6, 2022
The List (PLST) #ROE-91, 2020
Rise of the Eldrazi (ROE) #91, 2010

Training Grounds

Enchantment

Activated abilities of creatures you control cost 2 generic less to activate. This effect can't reduce the mana in that cost to less than one mana.

MTGO price: 0.006 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 28 Oct 2026).

In the last 30 days 12.3% of Commander decks played it (758 of 6150). Most played in Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy.

Staple

Commander staples: main deck, 11% of decks (#189)
Blue, Enchantments

Last 120 days of MTGO results and paper tournaments.

Combos

358 combos from Commander Spellbook, the most popular first.

Infinite card draw for all players, Infinite draw triggers for all players…: Faerie Mastermind + Smothering Tithe + Training Grounds
Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB: Cloudshredder Sliver + Gemhide Sliver + Sliver Queen + Training Grounds
Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens: Cloudshredder Sliver + Manaweft Sliver + Sliver Queen + Training Grounds
Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB…: Cloud of Faeries + Emiel the Blessed + Training Grounds
Infinite card draw, Infinite draw triggers…: Ashnod's Altar + Marneus Calgar + Training Grounds
Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB: Blur Sliver + Gemhide Sliver + Sliver Queen + Training Grounds
Infinite creature tokens, Infinite creature ETB: Blur Sliver + Manaweft Sliver + Sliver Queen + Training Grounds
Infinite colorless mana, Infinite creature tokens…: Ashnod's Altar + Sliver Queen + Training Grounds
Infinite colorless mana: Basalt Monolith + Karn, the Great Creator + Training Grounds
Cast all spells in your library, Infinite colored mana…: Pili-Pala + Training Grounds + Urza, Lord High Artificer

See all 358 on Commander Spellbook

Legality

Constructed

Standard Not legal
Pioneer Legal
Modern Legal
Legacy Legal
Vintage Legal
Pauper Not legal
Future Standard Not legal
Historic Legal
Timeless Legal
Alchemy Not legal
Penny Dreadful 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 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 758 of 6150 decks (12.3%).

Share of decks

12.3%

▲ 1.5 vs previous 30 days

Weekly, last 90 days

Decks

758

758 main, 0 sideboard

Avg. copies

1.0

in the main deck

Win rate

36%

192 top 8 (challenges only)

Archetypes by metagame share

Archetype	Meta	Play it
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy	7.4%	28%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero	5.7%	92%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Silas Renn, Seeker Adept	4.7%	0%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver	3.5%	49%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Yoshimaru, Ever Faithful	1.8%	97%
Marneus Calgar	0.9%	7%
Scion of the Ur-Dragon	0.7%	5%
Derevi, Empyrial Tactician	0.6%	3%

Played together with

Card	Together	Lift
Sol Ring	99%	1.0
Command Tower	99%	1.1
Chrome Mox	98%	1.1
Misty Rainforest	97%	1.3
Lotus Petal	97%	1.1
Birds of Paradise	97%	2.1
Gemstone Caverns	97%	1.0
Fierce Guardianship	96%	1.5
Boseiju, Who Endures	96%	2.1
Otawara, Soaring City	96%	1.6

Best win rate

Deck	Record
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Razif Rosdin in Quantum Nexus' Highlander 10K	6-0 100%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero [ARC] NBK2100 in CEDH Norte Bilbao + Zaragoza + Pamplona	5-1 83%
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver Sam Valley in Spells and Scares CEDH Tournament	5-1 83%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Jordan Lewis in Sonoma Con cEDH $3K	5-1 83%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero Nicholas Holloway [YGG] in Perfect Storm Comics & Games - Tabernacle 10K	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero Spyders123 in Black Sun Games - Western Maryland CEDH Showdown 3	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero Marc Gómez in Andorra frikiing days CEDH	4-1 80%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Thrasios, Triton Hero Charles Goldhahn in BATTLE BY THE BAY 28 - CEDH - Green Bay, WI USA	4-2 67%

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

Latest decks

Deck	Copies	Finish
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver Jordon Robbins, 26 Oct	1 main	#2 3-2
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Jordan Sullivan-Smallen, 26 Oct	1 main	#9 1-4
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Nate bolin, 26 Oct	1 main	#12 1-4
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Thrasios, Triton Hero Ian Teruya, 26 Oct	1 main	#18 0-4
Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tymna the Weaver Brandon Erman, 26 Oct	1 main	#23 0-4
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Darren, 25 Oct	1 main	#9 1-3
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Kahleel, 25 Oct	1 main	#10 1-3
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy Michael Vendetti, 25 Oct	1 main	#17 1-3

No recent decks in: Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Duel Commander.