Commander

Selvala, Explorer Returned

Global commander stats

All Selesnya commanders

141 Wins

385 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Selvala, Explorer Returned is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 528 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (141–385) at an Elo of 1,548, ranking #1160 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 10 damage dealt and 0.51 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Selvala, Explorer Returned's win rate?

Selvala, Explorer Returned has a 26% win rate across 528 recorded Playgroup games (141 wins, 385 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: 7 days.

How many decks use Selvala, Explorer Returned?

254 decks list Selvala, Explorer Returned as their commander on Playgroup, of which 142 have played at least one recorded game.

Selvala, Explorer Returned Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1160

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1548

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 10

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.51

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 254

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 142

No. games played with this commander 528

Total hours played 7 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	1512	Koopa	1	1	100 %
4	1511	VALIDFATGUY	1	1	100 %
5	1500	Leica64	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Selvala, Explorer Returned wins, 60.38% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

60.38%

Combo

18.87%

Alternative

9.43%

Non Combat Damage

5.66%

Commander Damage

2.83%

Mill

1.89%

Poison

0.94%

Avg win turn 8.3 based on 144 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

29.71% n=138

Seat 2

23.7% n=135

Seat 3

28.57% n=147

Seat 4

18.6% n=86

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 27.02% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

27.02% n=248

1 mulligan

22.68% n=97

2 mulligans

28.95% n=38

3 mulligans

41.67% n=12

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 405 self-reports.

3.89 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Selvala, Explorer Returned wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.2% of the time across 144 tracked wins.

72.2 \%

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.