Nikya of the Old Ways

Global Commander Stats {R} {G} All Gruul commanders
Win Rate 33%
209 Wins
412 Losses

Summary

Nikya of the Old Ways is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 621 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (209412) at an Elo of 1,584, ranking #669 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 14 damage dealt and 0.75 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 621 recorded Playgroup games (209 wins, 412 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: 7 days.
How many decks use Nikya of the Old Ways?
224 decks list Nikya of the Old Ways as their commander on Playgroup, of which 131 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
669
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
8
Elo rating
1584

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 14
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 11
Average kills per game 0.75
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 224
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 131
No. games played with this commander 621
Total hours played 7 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1550 Arak 13 5
2 1547 Gianluca rossi 12 5
3 1535 Bodude57 1 1
4 1524 Dave Ferguson 1 1
5 1518 Wedgi 8 3

How does this commander win?

When Nikya of the Old Ways wins, 91.19% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
91.19%
Non Combat Damage
3.14%
Commander Damage
2.52%
Alternative
1.89%
Combo
0.63%
Poison
0.63%
Avg win turn 8.3 based on 212 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Nikya of the Old Ways wins 39.78% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.78% n=186
2
Seat 2
37.5% n=184
3
Seat 3
29.29% n=140
4
Seat 4
20.0% n=100
5
Seat 5
28.57% n=14
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nikya of the Old Ways wins 32.53% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.53% n=292
1
1 mulligan
39.76% n=83
2
2 mulligans
37.84% n=37
3
3 mulligans
23.08% n=13
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=5
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Nikya of the Old Ways 3.74/5 on average, across 502 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Nikya of the Old Ways wins, opponents flag the game as salty 78.4% of the time across 213 tracked wins.

78.4 \%

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

Sharuum the Hegemon commander art
50.0%
Arahbo, Roar of the World commander art
46.15%
Anowon, the Ruin Thief commander art
45.45%
Xyris, the Writhing Storm commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
0.0%
Omo, Queen of Vesuva commander art
7.14%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 19 games
10.53%
Giada, Font of Hope commander art
20.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
20.0%