Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 36%
475 Wins
811 Losses

Summary

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,286 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (475811) at an Elo of 1,506, ranking #1747 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.77 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist's win rate?

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist has a 36% win rate across 1286 recorded Playgroup games (475 wins, 811 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: 12 days.

How many decks use Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist?

460 decks list Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 227 have played at least one recorded game.

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
1747
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
8
Elo rating
1506

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 10
Average kills per game 0.77
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 460
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 227
No. games played with this commander 1286
Total hours played 12 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1715 René 61 31
2 1636 Skullblade 27 20
3 1608 Jacob Holliday 9 5
4 1565 NAT0 9 6
5 1561 lurtze1 18 7

How does this commander win?

When Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins, 57.77% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
57.77%
Combat
30.25%
Non Combat Damage
4.63%
Combo
3.27%
Poison
1.91%
Alternative
1.91%
Mill
0.27%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 484 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 26.47% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.42% n=363
2
Seat 2
41.83% n=349
3
Seat 3
33.21% n=277
4
Seat 4
27.27% n=198
5
Seat 5
26.47% n=34
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=6

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins 40.87% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
40.87% n=668
1
1 mulligan
39.87% n=158
2
2 mulligans
20.69% n=58
3
3 mulligans
28.57% n=21
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist 3.79/5 on average, across 811 self-reports.

3.79 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.8% of the time across 484 tracked wins.

67.8 \%

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.

Top 5 best matchups

Zada, Hedron Grinder commander art
72.73%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
61.54%
Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander art
56.25%
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
52.94%
Anowon, the Ruin Thief commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Rowan, Scion of War commander art
7.69%
Arcades, the Strategist commander art
9.09%
Teysa Karlov commander art
Teysa Karlov 10 games
10.0%
Light-Paws, Emperor's Voice commander art
15.38%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh commander art
16.0%