Commander

Varina, Lich Queen

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 32%
1085 Wins
2227 Losses
Overview

Summary

Varina, Lich Queen is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,357 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (1085–2227) at an Elo of 1,546, ranking #1209 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 240198 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Varina, Lich Queen's win rate?
Varina, Lich Queen has a 32% win rate across 3357 recorded Playgroup games (1085 wins, 2227 losses).
How long do winning games with Varina, Lich Queen take?
Wins with Varina, Lich Queen take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Varina, Lich Queen?
1,066 decks list Varina, Lich Queen as their commander on Playgroup, of which 593 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1209
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1546
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 240198
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 7
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1066
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 593
No. games played with this commander 3357
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1665 Rapsten 7 7
2 1656 Preg4ntAKSHAN 13 9
3 1580 TheFlanMan 7 3
4 1575 Anthony G 22 8
5 1568 Guinngar 20 7
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Varina, Lich Queen wins, 57.9% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
57.9%
Non Combat Damage
24.43%
Combo
8.62%
Alternative
4.89%
Commander Damage
2.59%
Mill
1.58%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 1099 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Varina, Lich Queen

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

+7.4 pp
Top card: Gravecrawler
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Knowledge Is Power
Knowledge Is Power 97 games · Signature build
+1.7 pp
12
Talisman of Dominance
Talisman of Dominance 307 games
+1.7 pp
13
Living Death
Living Death 277 games
+1.7 pp
14
Damn
Damn 258 games
+0.7 pp
15
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand 210 games
+0.6 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?

Varina, Lich Queen wins 39.07% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.07% n=961
2
Seat 2
32.14% n=966
3
Seat 3
25.94% n=769
4
Seat 4
24.79% n=474
5
Seat 5
22.58% n=62
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Varina, Lich Queen wins 30.79% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.79% n=1403
1
1 mulligan
29.69% n=490
2
2 mulligans
35.44% n=182
3
3 mulligans
14.58% n=48
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=8
5
5 mulligans
66.67% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Varina, Lich Queen 3.6/5 on average, across 2237 self-reports.

3.6 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Varina, Lich Queen wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.6% of the time across 1101 tracked wins.

35.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Zellix, Sanity Flayer commander art
90.0%
Flubs, the Fool commander art
Flubs, the Fool 12 games
75.0%
Sauron, Lord of the Rings commander art
66.67%
Fynn, the Fangbearer commander art
66.67%
Camellia, the Seedmiser commander art
63.64%

Top 5 worst matchups

Sen Triplets commander art
Sen Triplets 11 games
0.0%
Ghalta, Primal Hunger commander art
0.0%
Disa the Restless commander art
6.25%