Commander

Alibou, Ancient Witness

Global commander stats

All Boros commanders

96 Wins

261 Losses

Overview

Summary

Alibou, Ancient Witness is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 360 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (96–261) at an Elo of 1,338, ranking #4962 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.44 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 30 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Alibou, Ancient Witness's win rate?

Alibou, Ancient Witness has a 26% win rate across 360 recorded Playgroup games (96 wins, 261 losses).

How long do winning games with Alibou, Ancient Witness take?

Wins with Alibou, Ancient Witness take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Alibou, Ancient Witness?

161 decks list Alibou, Ancient Witness as their commander on Playgroup, of which 82 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global rank

4962

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1338

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.44

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 161

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 82

No. games played with this commander 360

Total hours played 4 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1521	LewisH	42	9	21 %
2	1476	Kawashy	2	0	0 %
3	1467	Tumulonembo	3	0	0 %
4	1455	Ainhur	4	0	0 %
5	1424	Vincent Hermon	18	6	33 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Alibou, Ancient Witness wins, 61.11% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

61.11%

Non Combat Damage

26.39%

Combo

6.94%

Alternative

2.78%

Commander Damage

1.39%

Mill

1.39%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 95 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Alibou, Ancient Witness wins 31.36% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

31.36% n=118

Seat 2

28.16% n=103

Seat 3

21.33% n=75

Seat 4

16.67% n=54

Seat 5

0.0% n=3

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Alibou, Ancient Witness wins 36.36% after 0 mulligans and 16.67% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.36% n=132

1 mulligan

12.82% n=39

2 mulligans

15.38% n=13

3 mulligans

16.67% n=6

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Alibou, Ancient Witness 3.69/5 on average, across 295 self-reports.

3.69 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Alibou, Ancient Witness wins, opponents flag the game as salty 80.2% of the time across 96 tracked wins.

80.2 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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