Commander

Varina, Lich Queen

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 33%
1029 Wins
2053 Losses
Overview

Summary

Varina, Lich Queen is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,108 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (10292053) at an Elo of 1,525, ranking #1563 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 216689 damage dealt and 0.71 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 33% win rate across 3108 recorded Playgroup games (1029 wins, 2053 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?
985 decks list Varina, Lich Queen as their commander on Playgroup, of which 538 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1563
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1525
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 216689
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 7
Average kills per game 0.71
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 985
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 538
No. games played with this commander 3108
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 1575 Anthony G 22 8
4 1568 Guinngar 19 7
5 1557 Azuryion 3 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Varina, Lich Queen wins, 58.51% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
58.51%
Non Combat Damage
24.32%
Combo
8.36%
Alternative
4.71%
Commander Damage
2.43%
Mill
1.67%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 1044 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.

+8.5 pp
Top card: Toxic Deluge
Show 4 more (ranks 11-14)
# Card Lift
11
Tainted Isle
Tainted Isle 117 games · Signature build
+1.6 pp
12
Damn
Damn 191 games
+0.9 pp
13
Underground River
Underground River 259 games
+0.4 pp
14
Fetid Heath
Fetid Heath 156 games
+0.1 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 40.16% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.16% n=889
2
Seat 2
32.66% n=888
3
Seat 3
26.51% n=713
4
Seat 4
25.46% n=438
5
Seat 5
22.03% n=59
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Varina, Lich Queen wins 31.13% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.13% n=1341
1
1 mulligan
29.66% n=445
2
2 mulligans
36.45% n=166
3
3 mulligans
15.79% n=38
4
4 mulligans
42.86% n=7
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 3.59/5 on average, across 2095 self-reports.

3.59 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Varina, Lich Queen wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.0% of the time across 1043 tracked wins.

65.0 \%
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%
Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald commander art
63.64%

Top 5 worst matchups

Sen Triplets commander art
Sen Triplets 10 games
0.0%
Disa the Restless commander art
6.25%
Kykar, Wind's Fury commander art
7.69%
The Necrobloom commander art
The Necrobloom 24 games
8.33%