Commander

Nikya of the Old Ways

Global commander stats {R} {G} All Gruul commanders
Win Rate 33%
255 Wins
507 Losses
Overview

Summary

Nikya of the Old Ways is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 772 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (255–507) at an Elo of 1,523, ranking #1639 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 650568 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Nikya of the Old Ways's win rate?
Nikya of the Old Ways has a 33% win rate across 772 recorded Playgroup games (255 wins, 507 losses).
How long do winning games with Nikya of the Old Ways take?
Wins with Nikya of the Old Ways take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.
How many decks use Nikya of the Old Ways?
271 decks list Nikya of the Old Ways as their commander on Playgroup, of which 165 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1639
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1523
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 650568
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 9
Average kills per game 0.71
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 271
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 165
No. games played with this commander 772
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1577 -yawasan- 2 2
2 1547 Val224 2 1
3 1547 Gianluca rossi 12 5
4 1537 Tyler 1 1
5 1536 ArseneAlonzo 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Nikya of the Old Ways wins, 89.39% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
89.39%
Non Combat Damage
3.54%
Commander Damage
3.03%
Combo
2.02%
Alternative
1.52%
Poison
0.51%
Avg win turn 8.2 based on 258 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Nikya of the Old Ways wins 38.7% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.7% n=230
2
Seat 2
35.48% n=248
3
Seat 3
27.61% n=163
4
Seat 4
22.88% n=118
5
Seat 5
31.25% n=16
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nikya of the Old Ways wins 31.19% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.19% n=327
1
1 mulligan
43.12% n=109
2
2 mulligans
31.25% n=48
3
3 mulligans
21.43% n=14
4
4 mulligans
16.67% n=6
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Nikya of the Old Ways 3.76/5 on average, across 593 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Nikya of the Old Ways wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.5% of the time across 261 tracked wins.

34.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Nikya of the Old Ways. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Rocco, Street Chef commander art
70.0%
Sharuum the Hegemon commander art
54.55%
Teval, the Balanced Scale commander art
50.0%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 10 games
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
0.0%
Omo, Queen of Vesuva commander art
7.14%
Aragorn, the Uniter commander art
10.0%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 22 games
13.64%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 11 games
18.18%