Commander

Volo, Itinerant Scholar

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 31%
167 Wins
355 Losses
Overview

Summary

Volo, Itinerant Scholar is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 526 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (167–355) at an Elo of 1,553, ranking #1110 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.61 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Volo, Itinerant Scholar's win rate?
Volo, Itinerant Scholar has a 31% win rate across 526 recorded Playgroup games (167 wins, 355 losses).
How long do winning games with Volo, Itinerant Scholar take?
Wins with Volo, Itinerant Scholar take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.
How many decks use Volo, Itinerant Scholar?
196 decks list Volo, Itinerant Scholar as their commander on Playgroup, of which 116 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1110
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1553
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.61
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 196
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 116
No. games played with this commander 526
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
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3 1533 Cayron 1 1
4 1525 Ronald Reuma de derde 2 1
5 1523 Seth 15 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Volo, Itinerant Scholar wins, 62.2% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
62.2%
Alternative
16.54%
Non Combat Damage
8.66%
Combo
5.51%
Commander Damage
3.94%
Poison
1.57%
Mill
1.57%
Avg win turn 9.9 based on 168 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Volo, Itinerant Scholar wins 40.14% of games from position 1 and 22.22% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.14% n=142
2
Seat 2
32.06% n=131
3
Seat 3
26.09% n=115
4
Seat 4
23.47% n=98
5
Seat 5
22.22% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Volo, Itinerant Scholar wins 32.55% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.55% n=255
1
1 mulligan
23.16% n=95
2
2 mulligans
32.14% n=28
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=12
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Volo, Itinerant Scholar 3.56/5 on average, across 344 self-reports.

3.56 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Volo, Itinerant Scholar wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.6% of the time across 171 tracked wins.

31.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Arwen Undómiel commander art
Arwen Undómiel 14 games
71.43%
Ashnod the Uncaring commander art
70.0%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
40.0%
Sedris, the Traitor King commander art
36.36%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 10 games
30.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Hugs, Grisly Guardian commander art
10.0%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
21.43%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 10 games
30.0%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 10 games
30.0%
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
30.0%