Commander

Magnus the Red

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

Summary

Magnus the Red is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 881 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (320556) at an Elo of 1,627, ranking #335 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 503 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 881 recorded Playgroup games (320 wins, 556 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?
395 decks list Magnus the Red as their commander on Playgroup, of which 207 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
335
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1627
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 503
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 395
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 207
No. games played with this commander 881
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 1546 Bidoob 6 2
5 1523 Blegou 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Magnus the Red wins, 39.39% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
39.39%
Combat
38.96%
Combo
12.99%
Commander Damage
3.9%
Alternative
3.9%
Mill
0.87%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 324 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.

+3.2 pp
Top card: Past in Flames
# Card Lift
1
Past in Flames
Past in Flames 79 games
+3.2 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 40.08% of games from position 2 and 20.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.74% n=234
2
Seat 2
40.08% n=252
3
Seat 3
29.53% n=193
4
Seat 4
31.33% n=150
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 38.79% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.79% n=397
1
1 mulligan
39.22% n=153
2
2 mulligans
28.36% n=67
3
3 mulligans
21.74% n=23
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3
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 611 self-reports.

3.71 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Magnus the Red wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.4% of the time across 324 tracked wins.

70.4 \%
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%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 17 games
11.76%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
13.33%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
16.67%
Kilo, Apogee Mind commander art
18.18%