Magnus the Red

Global Commander Stats

292 Wins

507 Losses

Summary

Magnus the Red is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 799 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (292–507) at an Elo of 1,553, ranking #1044 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 553 damage dealt and 0.86 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Magnus the Red's win rate?

Magnus the Red has a 36% win rate across 799 recorded Playgroup games (292 wins, 507 losses).

How long do winning games with Magnus the Red take?

Wins with Magnus the Red take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.

How many decks use Magnus the Red?

345 decks list Magnus the Red as their commander on Playgroup, of which 178 have played at least one recorded game.

Magnus the Red Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1044

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1553

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 553

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.86

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 345

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 178

No. games played with this commander 799

Total hours played 9 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1574	Haze	11	6	55 %
2	1549	TheBotanist	6	5	83 %
3	1523	Blegou	2	1	50 %
4	1523	Robert Holmquist	1	1	100 %
5	1520	Justin McCargo	2	1	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Magnus the Red wins, 40.76% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

40.76%

Non Combat Damage

39.81%

Combo

11.37%

Commander Damage

3.79%

Alternative

3.79%

Mill

0.47%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 297 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Magnus the Red wins 41.7% of games from position 2 and 20.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.18% n=220

Seat 2

41.7% n=235

Seat 3

29.44% n=180

Seat 4

32.17% n=143

Seat 5

33.33% n=18

Seat 6

20.0% n=5

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Magnus the Red wins 38.44% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

38.44% n=372

1 mulligan

40.44% n=136

2 mulligans

32.76% n=58

3 mulligans

25.0% n=20

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

25.0% n=4

6 mulligans

100.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Magnus the Red 3.72/5 on average, across 557 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Magnus the Red wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.0% of the time across 297 tracked wins.

70.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

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