Commander

Magnus the Red

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

Summary

Magnus the Red is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 856 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (312540) at an Elo of 1,611, ranking #445 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 516 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 856 recorded Playgroup games (312 wins, 540 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?
379 decks list Magnus the Red as their commander on Playgroup, of which 203 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
445
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1611
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 516
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 379
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 203
No. games played with this commander 856
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1574 Haze 11 6
2 1563 TheBotanist 6 5
3 1535 Ast3r10n 12 5
4 1523 Blegou 2 1
5 1523 Robert Holmquist 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Magnus the Red wins, 40.18% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
40.18%
Non Combat Damage
40.18%
Combo
12.05%
Commander Damage
3.57%
Alternative
3.57%
Mill
0.45%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 315 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 41.22% of games from position 2 and 20.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.04% n=228
2
Seat 2
41.22% n=245
3
Seat 3
28.8% n=191
4
Seat 4
31.97% n=147
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 38.68% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.68% n=393
1
1 mulligan
39.73% n=146
2
2 mulligans
29.69% n=64
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 3.72/5 on average, across 593 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 317 tracked wins.

70.0 \%
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

The Tenth Doctor commander art
The Tenth Doctor 10 games
60.0%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 12 games
58.33%
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%