Commander

Marchesa, the Black Rose

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 26%
1168 Wins
3138 Losses
Overview

Summary

Marchesa, the Black Rose is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,329 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (1168–3138) at an Elo of 1,481, ranking #4333 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.58 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 4329 recorded Playgroup games (1168 wins, 3138 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?
1,326 decks list Marchesa, the Black Rose as their commander on Playgroup, of which 766 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4333
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1481
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 537914
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.58
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1326
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 766
No. games played with this commander 4329
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1588 Hermit 3 3
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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, 54.92% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
54.92%
Non Combat Damage
30.72%
Combo
6.52%
Commander Damage
3.72%
Alternative
3.59%
Poison
0.4%
Mill
0.13%
Avg win turn 9.1 based on 1180 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.

+8.6 pp
Top card: Spymaster's Vault
Show 3 more (ranks 11-13)
# Card Lift
11
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky
Atsushi, the Blazing Sky 106 games
+1.4 pp
12
Polluted Delta
Polluted Delta 160 games
+1.3 pp
13
Phyrexian Altar
Phyrexian Altar 146 games
+0.1 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 31.84% of games from position 1 and 13.43% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.84% n=1184
2
Seat 2
27.69% n=1235
3
Seat 3
22.41% n=1013
4
Seat 4
23.35% n=638
5
Seat 5
13.43% n=67
6
Seat 6
14.29% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Marchesa, the Black Rose wins 27.2% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.2% n=1864
1
1 mulligan
27.57% n=662
2
2 mulligans
23.64% n=258
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 3.67/5 on average, across 2798 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Marchesa, the Black Rose wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.6% of the time across 1184 tracked wins.

39.6 \%
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%
The Master of Keys commander art
57.89%
Brimaz, Blight of Oreskos commander art
57.14%
Ezio Auditore da Firenze commander art
52.94%

Top 5 worst matchups