Marneus Calgar

Global Commander Stats

All Esper commanders

1430 Wins

3382 Losses

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Summary

Marneus Calgar is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,813 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (1430–3382) at an Elo of 1,548, ranking #1114 globally.

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

Last full refresh 14 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Marneus Calgar's win rate?

Marneus Calgar has a 29% win rate across 4813 recorded Playgroup games (1430 wins, 3382 losses).

How long do winning games with Marneus Calgar take?

Wins with Marneus Calgar take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 10 days.

How many decks use Marneus Calgar?

1,537 decks list Marneus Calgar as their commander on Playgroup, of which 915 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global Rank

1114

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1548

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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 1537

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 915

No. games played with this commander 4813

Total hours played 10 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1682	Laingoo	19	12	63 %
2	1658	Bisty	37	16	47 %
3	1631	DrDelta_	14	11	79 %
4	1625	Loremaster	22	12	55 %
5	1598	Lyra_14	9	4	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Marneus Calgar wins, 52.09% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

52.09%

Combo

17.94%

Non Combat Damage

14.98%

Alternative

8.97%

Commander Damage

5.3%

Poison

0.41%

Mill

0.31%

Avg win turn 9.1 based on 1479 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Marneus Calgar wins 70.0% of games from position 6 and 22.47% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.39% n=1328

Seat 2

31.38% n=1367

Seat 3

24.94% n=1187

Seat 4

24.81% n=790

Seat 5

22.47% n=89

Seat 6

70.0% n=10

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Marneus Calgar wins 30.34% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.34% n=2268

1 mulligan

29.82% n=788

2 mulligans

29.18% n=305

3 mulligans

18.33% n=120

4 mulligans

18.52% n=27

5 mulligans

37.5% n=8

6 mulligans

0.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Marneus Calgar 3.61/5 on average, across 3198 self-reports.

3.61 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Marneus Calgar wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.6% of the time across 1480 tracked wins.

62.6 \%

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.