Commander

Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 32%
544 Wins
1125 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Braids, Arisen Nightmare is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,672 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (5441125) at an Elo of 1,595, ranking #584 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 48 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Braids, Arisen Nightmare's win rate?
Braids, Arisen Nightmare has a 32% win rate across 1672 recorded Playgroup games (544 wins, 1125 losses).
How long do winning games with Braids, Arisen Nightmare take?
Wins with Braids, Arisen Nightmare take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 21 days.
How many decks use Braids, Arisen Nightmare?
680 decks list Braids, Arisen Nightmare as their commander on Playgroup, of which 348 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
584
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1595
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 48
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 680
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 348
No. games played with this commander 1672
Total hours played 21 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1712 Lukas 27 18
2 1630 ThatAintMalco 5 5
3 1591 Big Dawg 33 12
4 1579 ubie3 28 12
5 1566 steel_archer 43 13
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Braids, Arisen Nightmare wins, 57.26% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
57.26%
Combat
20.58%
Combo
14.78%
Alternative
4.75%
Commander Damage
1.32%
Mill
1.06%
Poison
0.26%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 559 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Braids, Arisen Nightmare decks that leave them out.

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Top card: Fell the Profane // Fell Mire

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Braids, Arisen Nightmare wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 21.88% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.84% n=453
2
Seat 2
34.93% n=438
3
Seat 3
29.22% n=421
4
Seat 4
23.17% n=259
5
Seat 5
21.88% n=32
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Braids, Arisen Nightmare wins 35.54% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.54% n=771
1
1 mulligan
28.33% n=240
2
2 mulligans
30.0% n=80
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=20
4
4 mulligans
66.67% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Braids, Arisen Nightmare 3.78/5 on average, across 998 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Braids, Arisen Nightmare wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.0% of the time across 560 tracked wins.

60.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
61.9%
Zimone and Dina commander art
Zimone and Dina 10 games
60.0%
Queen Marchesa commander art
Queen Marchesa 10 games
60.0%
Magus Lucea Kane commander art
Magus Lucea Kane 11 games
54.55%
Winter, Cynical Opportunist commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups

Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
7.14%
Ovika, Enigma Goliath commander art
7.69%
Tannuk, Steadfast Second commander art
9.09%
Vihaan, Goldwaker commander art
9.09%