Commander

Killian, Ink Duelist

Global commander stats {W} {B} All Orzhov commanders
Win Rate 31%
164 Wins
354 Losses
Overview

Summary

Killian, Ink Duelist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 522 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (164–354) at an Elo of 1,377, ranking #5364 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Killian, Ink Duelist's win rate?
Killian, Ink Duelist has a 31% win rate across 522 recorded Playgroup games (164 wins, 354 losses).
How long do winning games with Killian, Ink Duelist take?
Wins with Killian, Ink Duelist take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.
How many decks use Killian, Ink Duelist?
260 decks list Killian, Ink Duelist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 138 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
5364
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1377
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 8
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 260
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 138
No. games played with this commander 522
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1606 Critter King 7 5
2 1536 Sander 1 1
3 1526 Hym 2 1
4 1513 simong 3 1
5 1499 Bryan C. 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Killian, Ink Duelist wins, 43.62% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
43.62%
Combat
37.23%
Non Combat Damage
9.57%
Alternative
8.51%
Combo
1.06%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 167 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Killian, Ink Duelist wins 66.67% of games from position 5 and 19.57% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.24% n=173
2
Seat 2
36.47% n=170
3
Seat 3
19.57% n=92
4
Seat 4
22.22% n=54
5
Seat 5
66.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Killian, Ink Duelist wins 30.17% after 0 mulligans and 10.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.17% n=179
1
1 mulligan
28.57% n=70
2
2 mulligans
37.14% n=35
3
3 mulligans
10.0% n=10
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Killian, Ink Duelist 3.65/5 on average, across 331 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Killian, Ink Duelist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.0% of the time across 168 tracked wins.

31.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Admiral Brass, Unsinkable commander art
40.0%
Giada, Font of Hope commander art
37.5%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
36.36%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 12 games
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
10.0%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
20.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
26.67%
Ashling, the Limitless commander art
27.27%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 11 games
27.27%