Commander

Marneus Calgar

Global commander stats

All Esper commanders

1704 Wins

4001 Losses

Overview

Summary

Marneus Calgar is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,781 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (1704–4001) at an Elo of 1,493, ranking #3637 globally.

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

Last full refresh 21 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Marneus Calgar's win rate?

Marneus Calgar has a 29% win rate across 5781 recorded Playgroup games (1704 wins, 4001 losses).

How long do winning games with Marneus Calgar take?

Wins with Marneus Calgar take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.

How many decks use Marneus Calgar?

1,874 decks list Marneus Calgar as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,136 have played at least one recorded game.

Marneus Calgar Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3637

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1493

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 0.55

Average turn length < a minute

No. decks for this commander 1874

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1136

No. games played with this commander 5781

Total hours played 2 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1684	Laingoo	23	14	61 %
2	1658	Bisty	37	16	47 %
3	1647	Jackknife	6	6	100 %
4	1636	DrDelta_	14	11	79 %
5	1612	Loremaster	22	12	55 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Marneus Calgar wins, 54.11% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

54.11%

Combo

17.06%

Non Combat Damage

13.94%

Alternative

9.0%

Commander Damage

5.02%

Poison

0.52%

Mill

0.35%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 1749 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.

+7.5 pp

Top card: Misty Rainforest

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Misty Rainforest Signature build 170 games · Signature build	+7.5 pp	170
2	Mischievous Mystic 136 games	+7.1 pp	136
3	Bloodstained Mire 228 games	+5.3 pp	228
4	Vampiric Tutor 356 games	+4.6 pp	356
5	Hallowed Fountain 583 games	+4.3 pp	583
6	Scalding Tarn 242 games	+4.1 pp	242
7	Morphic Pool 383 games	+3.8 pp	383
8	Godless Shrine 633 games	+3.7 pp	633
9	Mental Misstep 256 games	+3.7 pp	256
10	Mystical Tutor 276 games	+3.6 pp	276

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Mindbreak Trap Signature build 202 games · Signature build	+3.6 pp	202
12	Stridehangar Automaton 271 games	+3.4 pp	271
13	Into the Flood Maw Signature build 204 games · Signature build	+3.4 pp	204
14	Marsh Flats 353 games	+3.2 pp	353
15	Ranger-Captain of Eos Signature build 181 games · Signature build	+3.0 pp	181

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 23.64% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.41% n=1604

Seat 2

30.23% n=1697

Seat 3

25.22% n=1390

Seat 4

24.65% n=919

Seat 5

23.64% n=110

Seat 6

75.0% n=12

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Marneus Calgar wins 30.43% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.43% n=2557

1 mulligan

28.87% n=982

2 mulligans

28.13% n=375

3 mulligans

19.15% n=141

4 mulligans

13.51% n=37

5 mulligans

37.5% n=8

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 3703 self-reports.

3.63 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Marneus Calgar wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.5% of the time across 1756 tracked wins.

35.5 \%

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.