Commander

Firkraag, Cunning Instigator

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders Featured in Commander Legends: Battle for Baldur's Gate
Win Rate 25%
512 Wins
1490 Losses
Overview

Summary

Firkraag, Cunning Instigator is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,013 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (512–1490) at an Elo of 1,473, ranking #4206 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.53 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Firkraag, Cunning Instigator's win rate?
Firkraag, Cunning Instigator has a 25% win rate across 2013 recorded Playgroup games (512 wins, 1490 losses).
How long do winning games with Firkraag, Cunning Instigator take?
Wins with Firkraag, Cunning Instigator take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 25 days.
How many decks use Firkraag, Cunning Instigator?
771 decks list Firkraag, Cunning Instigator as their commander on Playgroup, of which 458 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4206
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1473
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.53
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 771
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 458
No. games played with this commander 2013
Total hours played 25 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1700 Hobbes 29 19
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4 1590 kevin G 4 3
5 1575 Seca38 13 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Firkraag, Cunning Instigator wins, 73.33% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
73.33%
Commander Damage
14.85%
Non Combat Damage
8.48%
Alternative
2.73%
Combo
0.3%
Mill
0.3%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 517 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Firkraag, Cunning Instigator

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

+6.1 pp
Top card: Dragon Tempest
# Card Lift
1
Dragon Tempest
Dragon Tempest 74 games
+6.1 pp
2
Counterspell
Counterspell 104 games
+1.5 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?

Firkraag, Cunning Instigator wins 28.81% of games from position 1 and 13.33% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
28.81% n=531
2
Seat 2
26.74% n=516
3
Seat 3
22.13% n=479
4
Seat 4
21.47% n=326
5
Seat 5
17.19% n=64
6
Seat 6
13.33% n=15
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Firkraag, Cunning Instigator wins 24.79% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.79% n=964
1
1 mulligan
25.0% n=224
2
2 mulligans
32.53% n=83
3
3 mulligans
17.65% n=17
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=4
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Firkraag, Cunning Instigator 3.69/5 on average, across 1256 self-reports.

3.69 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Firkraag, Cunning Instigator wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.5% of the time across 519 tracked wins.

39.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Inquisitor Greyfax commander art
60.0%
Willowdusk, Essence Seer commander art
58.82%
Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa commander art
55.0%
Atarka, World Render commander art
53.85%

Top 5 worst matchups