Commander

Mayael the Anima

Global commander stats {R} {G} {W} All Naya commanders
Win Rate 30%
271 Wins
630 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Mayael the Anima is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 901 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (271630) at an Elo of 1,637, ranking #273 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 9 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Mayael the Anima's win rate?
Mayael the Anima has a 30% win rate across 901 recorded Playgroup games (271 wins, 630 losses).
How long do winning games with Mayael the Anima take?
Wins with Mayael the Anima take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 11 days.
How many decks use Mayael the Anima?
283 decks list Mayael the Anima as their commander on Playgroup, of which 138 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
273
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1637
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 9
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 9
Average kills per game 0.6
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 283
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 138
No. games played with this commander 901
Total hours played 11 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1673 Tobias 19 10
2 1626 Walker 10 6
3 1613 DarkRZAR 8 6
4 1584 kup 26 7
5 1558 LucasRamos 12 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Mayael the Anima wins, 88.27% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
88.27%
Non Combat Damage
3.7%
Poison
3.09%
Alternative
2.47%
Commander Damage
1.85%
Combo
0.62%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 279 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Mayael the Anima

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Mayael the Anima decks that leave them out.

+11.8 pp
Top card: Skyshroud Claim
# Card Lift
1
Skyshroud Claim
Skyshroud Claim 52 games · Signature build
+11.8 pp
2
Stomping Ground
Stomping Ground 105 games
+1.4 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Mayael the Anima wins 41.99% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.99% n=231
2
Seat 2
27.94% n=247
3
Seat 3
25.4% n=189
4
Seat 4
22.66% n=128
5
Seat 5
35.29% n=17
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Mayael the Anima wins 32.28% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.28% n=381
1
1 mulligan
27.54% n=138
2
2 mulligans
29.69% n=64
3
3 mulligans
40.0% n=20
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Mayael the Anima 3.59/5 on average, across 546 self-reports.

3.59 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Mayael the Anima wins, opponents flag the game as salty 59.9% of the time across 279 tracked wins.

59.9 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Xyris, the Writhing Storm commander art
50.0%
Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
50.0%
Marchesa, the Black Rose commander art
47.06%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 12 games
41.67%
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin commander art
41.67%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
0.0%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
10.0%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 10 games
10.0%
Zhulodok, Void Gorger commander art
11.11%