Commander

Marchesa, the Black Rose

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 26%
1138 Wins
3058 Losses
Overview

Summary

Marchesa, the Black Rose is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,224 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (1138–3058) at an Elo of 1,495, ranking #3702 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.59 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Marchesa, the Black Rose's win rate?
Marchesa, the Black Rose has a 26% win rate across 4224 recorded Playgroup games (1138 wins, 3058 losses).
How long do winning games with Marchesa, the Black Rose take?
Wins with Marchesa, the Black Rose take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.
How many decks use Marchesa, the Black Rose?
1,280 decks list Marchesa, the Black Rose as their commander on Playgroup, of which 744 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3702
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1495
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 548903
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.59
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1280
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 744
No. games played with this commander 4224
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1586 Hermit 3 3
2 1578 Sandish 15 5
3 1575 Mycah 8 6
4 1571 TheCostIsLow 13 5
5 1570 nmex 3 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Marchesa, the Black Rose wins, 54.58% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
54.58%
Non Combat Damage
30.92%
Combo
6.43%
Commander Damage
3.83%
Alternative
3.69%
Poison
0.41%
Mill
0.14%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 1151 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Marchesa, the Black Rose

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Marchesa, the Black Rose decks that leave them out.

+14.8 pp
Top card: Seething Landscape
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog 108 games
+4.1 pp
12
Iron Apprentice
Iron Apprentice 362 games
+3.5 pp
13
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel
Canoptek Tomb Sentinel 58 games
+3.3 pp
14
Seize the Spotlight
Seize the Spotlight 90 games
+3.2 pp
15
Umbral Collar Zealot
Umbral Collar Zealot 68 games
+2.9 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?

Marchesa, the Black Rose wins 31.89% of games from position 1 and 13.64% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.89% n=1151
2
Seat 2
27.66% n=1204
3
Seat 3
22.0% n=991
4
Seat 4
23.72% n=624
5
Seat 5
13.64% n=66
6
Seat 6
14.29% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Marchesa, the Black Rose wins 27.06% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.06% n=1833
1
1 mulligan
27.73% n=640
2
2 mulligans
24.11% n=253
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=64
4
4 mulligans
35.29% n=17
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Marchesa, the Black Rose 3.66/5 on average, across 2743 self-reports.

3.66 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Marchesa, the Black Rose wins, opponents flag the game as salty 40.6% of the time across 1154 tracked wins.

40.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Marchesa, the Black Rose. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Nalia de'Arnise commander art
Nalia de'Arnise 11 games
63.64%
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos commander art
57.14%
The Master of Keys commander art
55.56%
Ezio Auditore da Firenze commander art
52.94%

Top 5 worst matchups