Commander

Vadrik, Astral Archmage

Global commander stats

All Izzet commanders

322 Wins

415 Losses

Overview

Summary

Vadrik, Astral Archmage is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 738 recorded Playgroup games, winning 43% of them (322–415) at an Elo of 1,686, ranking #83 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 13 damage dealt and 0.89 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Oct 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 738 recorded Playgroup games (322 wins, 415 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?

319 decks list Vadrik, Astral Archmage as their commander on Playgroup, of which 179 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

1686

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 13

Average commander damage per game 9

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.89

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 319

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 179

No. games played with this commander 738

Total hours played 7 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1690	Tobias Garsten	18	11	61 %
2	1618	Matt Mansfield	9	5	56 %
3	1593	Thalamegus	5	3	60 %
4	1570	Ary	33	17	52 %
5	1562	Vosrik	8	4	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins, 38.61% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

38.61%

Combo

34.75%

Combat

14.67%

Commander Damage

8.49%

Mill

2.32%

Alternative

1.16%

Avg win turn 7.4 based on 325 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 30.33% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

50.65% n=231

Seat 2

48.06% n=206

Seat 3

37.82% n=156

Seat 4

30.33% n=122

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 42.07% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

42.07% n=328

1 mulligan

49.53% n=107

2 mulligans

29.73% n=37

3 mulligans

31.58% n=19

4 mulligans

100.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Vadrik, Astral Archmage 3.74/5 on average, across 515 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.3% of the time across 328 tracked wins.

39.3 \%

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.