Commander

Naban, Dean of Iteration

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 30%
49 Wins
110 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Naban, Dean of Iteration is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 159 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (49110) at an Elo of 1,601, ranking #512 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.42 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Naban, Dean of Iteration's win rate?
Naban, Dean of Iteration has a 30% win rate across 159 recorded Playgroup games (49 wins, 110 losses).
How long do winning games with Naban, Dean of Iteration take?
Wins with Naban, Dean of Iteration take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use Naban, Dean of Iteration?
78 decks list Naban, Dean of Iteration as their commander on Playgroup, of which 38 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
512
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1601
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.42
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 78
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 38
No. games played with this commander 159
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1509 Seth 4 1
2 1484 Myriad_7 11 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Naban, Dean of Iteration wins, 54.55% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
54.55%
Combo
18.18%
Alternative
15.15%
Mill
12.12%
Avg win turn 9.7 based on 50 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Naban, Dean of Iteration wins 46.15% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
46.15% n=52
2
Seat 2
32.56% n=43
3
Seat 3
17.39% n=46
4
Seat 4
6.25% n=16
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Naban, Dean of Iteration wins 31.08% after 0 mulligans and 42.86% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.08% n=74
1
1 mulligan
28.57% n=14
2
2 mulligans
42.86% n=7
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Naban, Dean of Iteration 3.63/5 on average, across 104 self-reports.

3.63 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Naban, Dean of Iteration wins, opponents flag the game as salty 58.0% of the time across 50 tracked wins.

58.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Naban, Dean of Iteration. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Nekusar, the Mindrazer commander art
27.27%

Top 5 worst matchups

Nekusar, the Mindrazer commander art
27.27%