Commander

Magnus the Red

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 36%
315 Wins
546 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Magnus the Red is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 865 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (315546) at an Elo of 1,611, ranking #447 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 508 damage dealt and 0.84 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Magnus the Red's win rate?
Magnus the Red has a 36% win rate across 865 recorded Playgroup games (315 wins, 546 losses).
How long do winning games with Magnus the Red take?
Wins with Magnus the Red take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.
How many decks use Magnus the Red?
389 decks list Magnus the Red as their commander on Playgroup, of which 211 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
447
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1611
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 508
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.84
Average turn length 12 minutes
No. decks for this commander 389
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 211
No. games played with this commander 865
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1577 Ast3r10n 14 7
2 1574 Haze 11 6
3 1563 TheBotanist 6 5
4 1523 Blegou 2 1
5 1523 Robert Holmquist 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Magnus the Red wins, 40.09% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
40.09%
Combat
39.65%
Combo
12.78%
Commander Damage
3.52%
Alternative
3.52%
Mill
0.44%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 318 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Magnus the Red

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

+7.3 pp
Top card: Past in Flames
# Card Lift
1
Past in Flames
Past in Flames 77 games
+7.3 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?

Magnus the Red wins 40.73% of games from position 2 and 20.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.3% n=229
2
Seat 2
40.73% n=248
3
Seat 3
29.53% n=193
4
Seat 4
31.76% n=148
5
Seat 5
31.58% n=19
6
Seat 6
20.0% n=5
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Magnus the Red wins 38.58% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.58% n=394
1
1 mulligan
40.0% n=150
2
2 mulligans
29.23% n=65
3
3 mulligans
21.74% n=23
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
25.0% n=4
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 Magnus the Red 3.71/5 on average, across 601 self-reports.

3.71 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Magnus the Red wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.3% of the time across 320 tracked wins.

70.3 \%
Head to head

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.

Top 5 best matchups

Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 14 games
64.29%
The Tenth Doctor commander art
The Tenth Doctor 10 games
60.0%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups

Yuma, Proud Protector commander art
9.09%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
10.0%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 17 games
11.76%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
13.33%
Kilo, Apogee Mind commander art
18.18%