Commander

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

Global commander stats

All White commanders

578 Wins

1037 Losses

Overview

Summary

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,627 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (578–1037) at an Elo of 1,473, ranking #4524 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.75 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 13 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist's win rate?

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist has a 35% win rate across 1627 recorded Playgroup games (578 wins, 1037 losses).

How long do winning games with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist take?

Wins with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 16 days.

How many decks use Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist?

560 decks list Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 285 have played at least one recorded game.

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4524

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1473

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 11

Average kills per game 0.75

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 560

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 285

No. games played with this commander 1627

Total hours played 16 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1736	René	70	35	52 %
2	1636	Skullblade	27	20	74 %
3	1608	Jacob Holliday	9	5	56 %
4	1585	Dad	38	11	31 %
5	1567	NAT0	9	6	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins, 56.06% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

56.06%

Combat

32.72%

Non Combat Damage

4.35%

Combo

3.2%

Alternative

1.83%

Poison

1.6%

Mill

0.23%

Avg win turn 7.7 based on 583 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins 41.52% of games from position 1 and 21.95% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.52% n=460

Seat 2

38.98% n=449

Seat 3

32.29% n=350

Seat 4

26.51% n=249

Seat 5

21.95% n=41

Seat 6

37.5% n=8

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins 40.16% after 0 mulligans and 16.67% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

40.16% n=752

1 mulligan

37.32% n=209

2 mulligans

22.22% n=72

3 mulligans

26.92% n=26

4 mulligans

16.67% n=6

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist 3.77/5 on average, across 968 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.7% of the time across 587 tracked wins.

31.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.