Commander

Valduk, Keeper of the Flame

Global commander stats {R} All Red commanders
Win Rate 25%
95 Wins
270 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Valduk, Keeper of the Flame is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 366 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (95270) at an Elo of 1,531, ranking #1414 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Valduk, Keeper of the Flame's win rate?
Valduk, Keeper of the Flame has a 25% win rate across 366 recorded Playgroup games (95 wins, 270 losses).
How long do winning games with Valduk, Keeper of the Flame take?
Wins with Valduk, Keeper of the Flame take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use Valduk, Keeper of the Flame?
183 decks list Valduk, Keeper of the Flame as their commander on Playgroup, of which 100 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1414
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1531
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 183
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 100
No. games played with this commander 366
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1543 KahnofChaos 4 3
2 1502 fujjji 4 1
3 1500 TBsherum 1 0
4 1476 Maurice99 3 0
5 1468 AlbanHart 19 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Valduk, Keeper of the Flame wins, 72.22% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
72.22%
Non Combat Damage
13.89%
Commander Damage
11.11%
Combo
1.39%
Alternative
1.39%
Avg win turn 8.0 based on 96 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Valduk, Keeper of the Flame wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 18.75% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.15% n=122
2
Seat 2
24.22% n=128
3
Seat 3
18.75% n=80
4
Seat 4
22.92% n=48
5
Seat 5
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Valduk, Keeper of the Flame wins 18.03% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
18.03% n=183
1
1 mulligan
27.5% n=40
2
2 mulligans
16.67% n=12
3
3 mulligans
40.0% n=5
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Valduk, Keeper of the Flame 3.89/5 on average, across 272 self-reports.

3.89 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Valduk, Keeper of the Flame wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.3% of the time across 97 tracked wins.

75.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Valduk, Keeper of the Flame. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 15 games
20.0%
Xyris, the Writhing Storm commander art
16.67%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
7.14%

Top 5 worst matchups

Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
7.14%
Xyris, the Writhing Storm commander art
16.67%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 15 games
20.0%