Vadrik, Astral Archmage

Global Commander Stats

All Izzet commanders

285 Wins

372 Losses

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Summary

Vadrik, Astral Archmage is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 657 recorded Playgroup games, winning 43% of them (285–372) at an Elo of 1,681, ranking #85 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 13 damage dealt and 0.88 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Jul 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 657 recorded Playgroup games (285 wins, 372 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: 6 days.

How many decks use Vadrik, Astral Archmage?

295 decks list Vadrik, Astral Archmage as their commander on Playgroup, of which 165 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global Rank

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1681

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 13

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.88

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 295

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 165

No. games played with this commander 657

Total hours played 6 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1689	Tobias Garsten	18	11	61 %
2	1595	Matt Mansfield	8	4	50 %
3	1562	Vosrik	8	4	50 %
4	1558	Tudor D	3	2	67 %
5	1558	Ary	22	13	59 %

How does this commander win?

When Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins, 38.7% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

38.7%

Combo

36.09%

Combat

13.04%

Commander Damage

8.7%

Mill

2.17%

Alternative

1.3%

Avg win turn 7.4 based on 290 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 27.52% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

50.95% n=210

Seat 2

48.62% n=181

Seat 3

36.62% n=142

Seat 4

27.52% n=109

Seat 5

50.0% n=6

Seat 6

100.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins 43.27% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

43.27% n=312

1 mulligan

46.94% n=98

2 mulligans

24.24% n=33

3 mulligans

33.33% n=18

4 mulligans

100.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Vadrik, Astral Archmage 3.69/5 on average, across 460 self-reports.

3.69 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Vadrik, Astral Archmage wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.6% of the time across 290 tracked wins.

68.6 \%

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.