Commander

Selvala, Explorer Returned

Global commander stats

All Selesnya commanders

156 Wins

451 Losses

Overview

Summary

Selvala, Explorer Returned is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 614 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (156–451) at an Elo of 1,614, ranking #477 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 892563 damage dealt and 0.49 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 20 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Selvala, Explorer Returned's win rate?

Selvala, Explorer Returned has a 25% win rate across 614 recorded Playgroup games (156 wins, 451 losses).

How long do winning games with Selvala, Explorer Returned take?

Wins with Selvala, Explorer Returned take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Selvala, Explorer Returned?

276 decks list Selvala, Explorer Returned as their commander on Playgroup, of which 158 have played at least one recorded game.

Selvala, Explorer Returned Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

477

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1614

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 892563

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.49

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 276

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 158

No. games played with this commander 614

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1667	niCEFACTORY	17	9	53 %
2	1513	WaluigisBulge	2	1	50 %
3	1511	VALIDFATGUY	1	1	100 %
4	1500	Leica64	1	0	0 %
5	1500	Koopa	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Selvala, Explorer Returned wins, 61.16% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

61.16%

Combo

18.18%

Alternative

8.26%

Non Combat Damage

7.44%

Commander Damage

2.48%

Mill

1.65%

Poison

0.83%

Avg win turn 8.3 based on 157 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Selvala, Explorer Returned wins 42.86% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

29.01% n=162

Seat 2

22.84% n=162

Seat 3

27.16% n=162

Seat 4

16.35% n=104

Seat 5

42.86% n=7

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Selvala, Explorer Returned wins 26.57% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

26.57% n=271

1 mulligan

23.66% n=112

2 mulligans

28.21% n=39

3 mulligans

33.33% n=15

4 mulligans

0.0% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Selvala, Explorer Returned 3.89/5 on average, across 442 self-reports.

3.89 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Selvala, Explorer Returned wins, opponents flag the game as salty 38.8% of the time across 160 tracked wins.

38.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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