Commander

Marneus Calgar

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 29%
1653 Wins
3900 Losses
Overview

Summary

Marneus Calgar is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,605 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (1653–3900) at an Elo of 1,580, ranking #734 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.55 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Marneus Calgar's win rate?
Marneus Calgar has a 29% win rate across 5605 recorded Playgroup games (1653 wins, 3900 losses).
How long do winning games with Marneus Calgar take?
Wins with Marneus Calgar take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 4 hours.
How many decks use Marneus Calgar?
1,804 decks list Marneus Calgar as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,080 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
734
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1580
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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 0.55
Average turn length < a minute
No. decks for this commander 1804
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1080
No. games played with this commander 5605
Total hours played about 4 hours
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1684 Laingoo 23 14
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4 1612 Loremaster 22 12
5 1607 J Kraft 5 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Marneus Calgar wins, 54.09% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
54.09%
Combo
17.32%
Non Combat Damage
13.94%
Alternative
8.7%
Commander Damage
5.06%
Poison
0.53%
Mill
0.36%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 1699 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.

+6.8 pp
Top card: Mischievous Mystic
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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 23.58% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.37% n=1552
2
Seat 2
30.32% n=1634
3
Seat 3
25.15% n=1354
4
Seat 4
24.75% n=903
5
Seat 5
23.58% n=106
6
Seat 6
75.0% n=12
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Marneus Calgar wins 30.49% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.49% n=2511
1
1 mulligan
28.56% n=949
2
2 mulligans
28.36% n=365
3
3 mulligans
19.57% n=138
4
4 mulligans
13.89% n=36
5
5 mulligans
37.5% n=8
6
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 3616 self-reports.

3.63 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Marneus Calgar wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.6% of the time across 1705 tracked wins.

64.6 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

Dina, Soul Steeper commander art
71.43%
Myrel, Shield of Argive commander art
63.64%
Iroas, God of Victory commander art
61.54%
Bard, King of Dale commander art
61.54%
Wayta, Trainer Prodigy commander art
60.0%

Top 5 worst matchups