Commander

Marneus Calgar

Global commander stats

All Esper commanders

1756 Wins

4108 Losses

Overview

Summary

Marneus Calgar is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,968 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (1756–4108) at an Elo of 1,572, ranking #860 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 73865 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Marneus Calgar's win rate?

Marneus Calgar has a 29% win rate across 5968 recorded Playgroup games (1756 wins, 4108 losses).

How long do winning games with Marneus Calgar take?

Wins with Marneus Calgar take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 16 days.

How many decks use Marneus Calgar?

1,962 decks list Marneus Calgar as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,185 have played at least one recorded game.

Marneus Calgar Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

860

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1572

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 73865

Average commander damage per game 7

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.54

Average turn length < a minute

No. decks for this commander 1962

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1185

No. games played with this commander 5968

Total hours played 16 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1666	Laingoo	24	14	58 %
2	1658	Bisty	37	16	47 %
3	1636	DrDelta_	14	11	79 %
4	1612	Loremaster	22	12	55 %
5	1610	Jackknife	11	7	64 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Marneus Calgar wins, 54.46% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

54.46%

Combo

16.92%

Non Combat Damage

13.8%

Alternative

9.01%

Commander Damage

4.97%

Poison

0.51%

Mill

0.34%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 1801 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.

+7.7 pp

Top card: Misty Rainforest

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Misty Rainforest 193 games	+7.7 pp	193
2	Mischievous Mystic 146 games	+5.8 pp	146
3	Bloodstained Mire 250 games	+5.7 pp	250
4	Fountainport Signature build 82 games · Signature build	+5.2 pp	82
5	Vampiric Tutor 377 games	+4.9 pp	377
6	Into the Flood Maw 215 games	+4.5 pp	215
7	Mental Misstep 268 games	+4.2 pp	268
8	Scalding Tarn 257 games	+4.1 pp	257
9	Opposition Agent Signature build 180 games · Signature build	+4.0 pp	180
10	Ranger-Captain of Eos Signature build 196 games · Signature build	+3.9 pp	196

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Hallowed Fountain 637 games	+3.8 pp	637
12	Mindbreak Trap 224 games	+3.7 pp	224
13	Pact of Negation Signature build 209 games · Signature build	+3.6 pp	209
14	Tundra 261 games	+3.5 pp	261
15	Stridehangar Automaton 295 games	+3.5 pp	295

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 75.0% of games from position 6 and 22.22% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.38% n=1662

Seat 2

30.55% n=1751

Seat 3

25.18% n=1422

Seat 4

24.28% n=941

Seat 5

22.22% n=117

Seat 6

75.0% n=12

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Marneus Calgar wins 30.5% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.5% n=2590

1 mulligan

28.71% n=1017

2 mulligans

27.68% n=392

3 mulligans

18.75% n=144

4 mulligans

15.38% n=39

5 mulligans

33.33% n=9

6 mulligans

0.0% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Marneus Calgar 3.63/5 on average, across 3793 self-reports.

3.63 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Marneus Calgar wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.0% of the time across 1812 tracked wins.

35.0 \%

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.