Magnus the Red

Global Commander Stats

All Izzet commanders

298 Wins

518 Losses

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Summary

Magnus the Red is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 816 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (298–518) at an Elo of 1,569, ranking #857 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 542 damage dealt and 0.85 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 14 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 816 recorded Playgroup games (298 wins, 518 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?

354 decks list Magnus the Red as their commander on Playgroup, of which 185 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global Rank

857

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1569

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 543

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.85

Average turn length 13 minutes

No. decks for this commander 354

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 185

No. games played with this commander 816

Total hours played about 2 months

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, 40.47% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

40.47%

Non Combat Damage

40.0%

Combo

11.63%

Commander Damage

3.72%

Alternative

3.72%

Mill

0.47%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 302 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Magnus the Red wins 41.18% of games from position 2 and 20.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.84% n=224

Seat 2

41.18% n=238

Seat 3

29.19% n=185

Seat 4

32.41% n=145

Seat 5

33.33% n=18

Seat 6

20.0% n=5

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Magnus the Red wins 38.62% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

38.62% n=378

1 mulligan

40.0% n=140

2 mulligans

32.2% n=59

3 mulligans

23.81% n=21

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 567 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Magnus the Red wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.3% of the time across 303 tracked wins.

69.3 \%

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.