Commander

Emiel the Blessed

Global commander stats

All Selesnya commanders

135 Wins

316 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Emiel the Blessed is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 451 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (135–316) at an Elo of 1,599, ranking #533 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 14 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Emiel the Blessed's win rate?

Emiel the Blessed has a 29% win rate across 451 recorded Playgroup games (135 wins, 316 losses).

How long do winning games with Emiel the Blessed take?

Wins with Emiel the Blessed take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Emiel the Blessed?

172 decks list Emiel the Blessed as their commander on Playgroup, of which 103 have played at least one recorded game.

Emiel the Blessed Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

533

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1599

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 14

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.54

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 172

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 103

No. games played with this commander 451

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1525	Pipokloon	2	1	50 %
2	1500	Rashirad	2	0	0 %
3	1477	nullNOVA	1	0	0 %
4	1476	kimifly	2	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Emiel the Blessed wins, 71.6% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

71.6%

Combo

7.41%

Alternative

7.41%

Mill

6.17%

Commander Damage

4.94%

Non Combat Damage

2.47%

Avg win turn 10.2 based on 137 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Emiel the Blessed wins 36.64% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

33.82% n=136

Seat 2

36.64% n=131

Seat 3

23.85% n=109

Seat 4

13.46% n=52

Seat 5

33.33% n=6

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Emiel the Blessed wins 31.77% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.77% n=192

1 mulligan

33.33% n=60

2 mulligans

18.75% n=32

3 mulligans

18.18% n=11

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Emiel the Blessed 3.68/5 on average, across 328 self-reports.

3.68 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Emiel the Blessed wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.5% of the time across 137 tracked wins.

71.5 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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