Commander

Marneus Calgar

Global commander stats

All Esper commanders

1484 Wins

3494 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Marneus Calgar is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,982 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (1484–3494) at an Elo of 1,534, ranking #1351 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 2 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Marneus Calgar's win rate?

Marneus Calgar has a 29% win rate across 4982 recorded Playgroup games (1484 wins, 3494 losses).

How long do winning games with Marneus Calgar take?

Wins with Marneus Calgar take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Marneus Calgar?

1,586 decks list Marneus Calgar as their commander on Playgroup, of which 941 have played at least one recorded game.

Marneus Calgar Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1351

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1534

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 7

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.56

Average turn length < a minute

No. decks for this commander 1586

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 941

No. games played with this commander 4982

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1702	Laingoo	22	14	64 %
2	1658	Bisty	37	16	47 %
3	1636	DrDelta_	14	11	79 %
4	1612	Loremaster	22	12	55 %
5	1598	Lyra_14	9	4	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Marneus Calgar wins, 52.51% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

52.51%

Combo

17.93%

Non Combat Damage

14.88%

Alternative

8.77%

Commander Damage

5.22%

Poison

0.39%

Mill

0.3%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 1535 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Marneus Calgar

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

+8.2 pp

Top card: Marsh Flats

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Marsh Flats 231 games	+8.2 pp	231
2	Morphic Pool 296 games	+7.1 pp	296
3	Vampiric Tutor 260 games	+6.7 pp	260
4	Mischievous Mystic Signature build 96 games · Signature build	+6.7 pp	96
5	Godless Shrine 431 games	+6.3 pp	431
6	Hallowed Fountain 398 games	+6.3 pp	398
7	Into the Flood Maw Signature build 174 games · Signature build	+6.0 pp	174
8	Tundra Signature build 174 games · Signature build	+5.4 pp	174
9	Mindbreak Trap Signature build 173 games · Signature build	+4.9 pp	173
10	Scrubland 182 games	+4.8 pp	182

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Ancient Tomb Signature build 205 games · Signature build	+4.5 pp	205
12	Mystic Remora 265 games	+4.5 pp	265
13	Thassa's Oracle Signature build 175 games · Signature build	+4.4 pp	175
14	Mystical Tutor Signature build 196 games · Signature build	+4.3 pp	196
15	Mox Opal Signature build 210 games · Signature build	+4.2 pp	210

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?

Marneus Calgar wins 72.73% of games from position 6 and 22.34% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.32% n=1356

Seat 2

31.37% n=1406

Seat 3

25.06% n=1221

Seat 4

24.72% n=813

Seat 5

22.34% n=94

Seat 6

72.73% n=11

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Marneus Calgar wins 30.62% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.62% n=2325

1 mulligan

29.81% n=822

2 mulligans

28.75% n=313

3 mulligans

18.7% n=123

4 mulligans

17.86% n=28

5 mulligans

37.5% n=8

6 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Marneus Calgar 3.62/5 on average, across 3303 self-reports.

3.62 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Marneus Calgar wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.9% of the time across 1533 tracked wins.

62.9 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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