Killian, Ink Duelist

Global Commander Stats {W} {B} All Orzhov commanders
Win Rate 32%
131 Wins
277 Losses
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Summary

Killian, Ink Duelist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 408 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (131277) at an Elo of 1,584, ranking #681 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.69 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 32% win rate across 408 recorded Playgroup games (131 wins, 277 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: 5 days.
How many decks use Killian, Ink Duelist?
222 decks list Killian, Ink Duelist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 117 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
681
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1584

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 9
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 222
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 117
No. games played with this commander 408
Total hours played 5 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1606 Critter King 7 5
2 1526 Hym 2 1
3 1513 simong 3 1
4 1469 Selitos 3 0
5 1452 whateverdever 4 0

How does this commander win?

When Killian, Ink Duelist wins, 42.11% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
42.11%
Combat
35.53%
Non Combat Damage
11.84%
Alternative
9.21%
Combo
1.32%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 135 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Killian, Ink Duelist wins 66.67% of games from position 5 and 20.25% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.23% n=129
2
Seat 2
40.63% n=128
3
Seat 3
20.25% n=79
4
Seat 4
22.5% n=40
5
Seat 5
66.67% n=6

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Killian, Ink Duelist wins 29.38% after 0 mulligans and 12.5% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.38% n=160
1
1 mulligan
28.85% n=52
2
2 mulligans
47.83% n=23
3
3 mulligans
12.5% n=8

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Killian, Ink Duelist 3.69/5 on average, across 270 self-reports.

3.69 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Killian, Ink Duelist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 56.3% of the time across 135 tracked wins.

56.3 \%

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%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 11 games
36.36%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
30.77%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 11 games
27.27%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
20.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
10.0%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
20.0%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 11 games
27.27%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
30.77%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 11 games
36.36%