Commander

Braids, Arisen Nightmare

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 32%
538 Wins
1116 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Braids, Arisen Nightmare is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,655 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (5381116) at an Elo of 1,598, ranking #561 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 1655 recorded Playgroup games (538 wins, 1116 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?
665 decks list Braids, Arisen Nightmare as their commander on Playgroup, of which 341 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
561
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1598
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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 665
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 341
No. games played with this commander 1655
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, 57.49% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
57.49%
Combat
20.32%
Combo
14.71%
Alternative
4.81%
Commander Damage
1.34%
Mill
1.07%
Poison
0.27%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 553 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.

+5.4 pp
Top card: Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
# Card Lift
1
Fell the Profane // Fell Mire
Fell the Profane // Fell Mire 106 games
+5.4 pp
2
Bitterblossom
Bitterblossom 180 games
+2.8 pp
3
Black Market Connections
Black Market Connections 151 games
+2.0 pp
4
Crypt Ghast
Crypt Ghast 218 games
+1.6 pp
5
Cabal Stronghold
Cabal Stronghold 214 games
+1.6 pp

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
41.07% n=448
2
Seat 2
34.63% n=436
3
Seat 3
29.05% n=420
4
Seat 4
23.26% n=258
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 35.42% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.42% n=765
1
1 mulligan
28.81% n=236
2
2 mulligans
30.38% n=79
3
3 mulligans
21.05% n=19
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 990 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Braids, Arisen Nightmare wins, opponents flag the game as salty 59.9% of the time across 554 tracked wins.

59.9 \%
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%
Queen Marchesa commander art
Queen Marchesa 10 games
60.0%
Zimone and Dina commander art
Zimone and Dina 10 games
60.0%
Winter, Cynical Opportunist commander art
54.55%
Stella Lee, Wild Card commander art
53.13%

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
10.0%