Commander

Selvala, Explorer Returned

Global commander stats {G} {W} All Selesnya commanders
Win Rate 26%
140 Wins
378 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Selvala, Explorer Returned is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 519 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (140378) at an Elo of 1,566, ranking #919 globally.

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

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Selvala, Explorer Returned's win rate?
Selvala, Explorer Returned has a 26% win rate across 519 recorded Playgroup games (140 wins, 378 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?
245 decks list Selvala, Explorer Returned as their commander on Playgroup, of which 139 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
919
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1566
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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 245
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 139
No. games played with this commander 519
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1667 niCEFACTORY 17 9
2 1513 WaluigisBulge 2 1
3 1512 Koopa 1 1
4 1511 VALIDFATGUY 1 1
5 1500 Leica64 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Selvala, Explorer Returned wins, 60.95% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
60.95%
Combo
19.05%
Alternative
9.52%
Non Combat Damage
5.71%
Commander Damage
2.86%
Poison
0.95%
Mill
0.95%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 143 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.

1
Seat 1
29.93% n=137
2
Seat 2
23.31% n=133
3
Seat 3
28.57% n=147
4
Seat 4
19.05% n=84
5
Seat 5
42.86% n=7
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Selvala, Explorer Returned wins 26.94% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.94% n=245
1
1 mulligan
23.4% n=94
2
2 mulligans
29.73% n=37
3
3 mulligans
41.67% n=12
4
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 3.88/5 on average, across 399 self-reports.

3.88 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Selvala, Explorer Returned wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.0% of the time across 143 tracked wins.

72.0 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
35.71%
Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
27.78%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 11 games
27.27%
Fire Lord Azula commander art
Fire Lord Azula 22 games
27.27%

Top 5 worst matchups

Kaalia of the Vast commander art
8.33%
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice commander art
13.33%
Teysa Karlov commander art
Teysa Karlov 13 games
15.38%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 13 games
15.38%