Commander

Vadrik, Astral Archmage

Global commander stats

All Izzet commanders

330 Wins

426 Losses

Overview

Summary

Vadrik, Astral Archmage is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 756 recorded Playgroup games, winning 43% of them (330–426) at an Elo of 1,687, ranking #77 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 12 damage dealt and 0.88 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 11 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Vadrik, Astral Archmage's win rate?

Vadrik, Astral Archmage has a 43% win rate across 756 recorded Playgroup games (330 wins, 426 losses).

How long do winning games with Vadrik, Astral Archmage take?

Wins with Vadrik, Astral Archmage take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Vadrik, Astral Archmage?

330 decks list Vadrik, Astral Archmage as their commander on Playgroup, of which 180 have played at least one recorded game.

Vadrik, Astral Archmage Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1687

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 12

Average commander damage per game 9

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.88

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 330

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 180

No. games played with this commander 756

Total hours played 7 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1690	Tobias Garsten	18	11	61 %
2	1602	Matt Mansfield	10	5	50 %
3	1593	Thalamegus	5	3	60 %
4	1562	Vosrik	8	4	50 %
5	1558	Tudor D	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins, 38.49% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

38.49%

Combo

34.34%

Combat

14.72%

Commander Damage

9.06%

Mill

2.26%

Alternative

1.13%

Avg win turn 7.3 based on 333 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 30.08% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

50.85% n=236

Seat 2

46.98% n=215

Seat 3

38.51% n=161

Seat 4

30.08% n=123

Seat 5

44.44% n=9

Seat 6

100.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins 42.34% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

42.34% n=333

1 mulligan

48.21% n=112

2 mulligans

28.21% n=39

3 mulligans

35.0% n=20

4 mulligans

100.0% n=1

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Vadrik, Astral Archmage 3.75/5 on average, across 524 self-reports.

3.75 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins, opponents flag the game as salty 38.7% of the time across 336 tracked wins.

38.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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