Commander

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Global commander stats

All Blue commanders

1017 Wins

1921 Losses

Overview

Summary

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,953 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (1017–1921) at an Elo of 1,669, ranking #141 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 42789 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator's win rate?

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator has a 34% win rate across 2953 recorded Playgroup games (1017 wins, 1921 losses).

How long do winning games with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator take?

Wins with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 30 days.

How many decks use Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator?

890 decks list Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator as their commander on Playgroup, of which 523 have played at least one recorded game.

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

141

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1669

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 42794

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.73

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 890

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 523

No. games played with this commander 2953

Total hours played 30 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1776	Kieren	12	12	100 %
2	1671	Taylor Ellis	31	16	52 %
3	1662	papa_phunk	16	9	56 %
4	1626	Nec	10	6	60 %
5	1614	Jan Christian Svindland	7	5	71 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wins, 34.81% of wins come via combo across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combo

34.81%

Combat

28.31%

Non Combat Damage

24.16%

Alternative

8.57%

Commander Damage

3.25%

Mill

0.52%

Poison

0.39%

Avg win turn 6.8 based on 1026 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator decks that leave them out.

+12.7 pp

Top card: Dark Ritual

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Dark Ritual Signature build 119 games · Signature build	+12.7 pp	119
2	Dispel 164 games	+9.5 pp	164
3	Arcane Signet 252 games	+9.0 pp	252
4	Demonic Tutor Signature build 104 games · Signature build	+7.3 pp	104
5	Marsh Flats Signature build 104 games · Signature build	+7.3 pp	104
6	Watery Grave Signature build 105 games · Signature build	+6.8 pp	105
7	Mox Opal Signature build 105 games · Signature build	+5.4 pp	105
8	Into the Flood Maw Signature build 128 games · Signature build	+3.9 pp	128
9	Chain of Vapor 143 games	+1.7 pp	143
10	Underworld Breach 151 games	+0.7 pp	151

Show 3 more (ranks 11-13)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	An Offer You Can't Refuse 179 games	+0.6 pp	179
12	Brain Freeze Signature build 132 games · Signature build	+0.2 pp	132
13	Fellwar Stone 137 games	+0.0 pp	137

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?

Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wins 42.32% of games from position 1 and 23.08% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.32% n=762

Seat 2

35.24% n=786

Seat 3

31.96% n=715

Seat 4

23.08% n=507

Seat 5

30.0% n=40

Seat 6

28.57% n=7

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wins 35.22% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.22% n=1211

1 mulligan

36.98% n=526

2 mulligans

27.34% n=289

3 mulligans

28.04% n=107

4 mulligans

25.0% n=32

5 mulligans

50.0% n=8

6 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator 3.74/5 on average, across 1763 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.5% of the time across 1038 tracked wins.

34.5 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.