Commander

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist

Global commander stats

All White commanders

540 Wins

966 Losses

Overview

Summary

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,528 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (540–966) at an Elo of 1,598, ranking #560 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 185753 damage dealt and 0.76 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Sep 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 1528 recorded Playgroup games (540 wins, 966 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: 15 days.

How many decks use Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist?

539 decks list Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 262 have played at least one recorded game.

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

560

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1598

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 185753

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 11

Average kills per game 0.76

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 539

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 262

No. games played with this commander 1528

Total hours played 15 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1731	René	66	34	52 %
2	1636	Skullblade	27	20	74 %
3	1608	Jacob Holliday	9	5	56 %
4	1567	NAT0	9	6	67 %
5	1564	2kshinobi	34	11	32 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins, 56.63% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

56.63%

Combat

32.05%

Non Combat Damage

4.1%

Combo

3.37%

Alternative

1.93%

Poison

1.69%

Mill

0.24%

Avg win turn 7.8 based on 547 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins 41.53% of games from position 1 and 23.08% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.53% n=431

Seat 2

38.3% n=423

Seat 3

32.11% n=327

Seat 4

27.27% n=231

Seat 5

23.08% n=39

Seat 6

37.5% n=8

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins 39.73% after 0 mulligans and 20.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

39.73% n=730

1 mulligan

36.73% n=196

2 mulligans

22.73% n=66

3 mulligans

26.09% n=23

4 mulligans

20.0% n=5

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist 3.78/5 on average, across 925 self-reports.

3.78 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.7% of the time across 549 tracked wins.

66.7 \%

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.