Commander

Magar of the Magic Strings

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 26%
292 Wins
789 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Magar of the Magic Strings is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,084 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (292789) at an Elo of 1,482, ranking #3460 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Magar of the Magic Strings's win rate?
Magar of the Magic Strings has a 26% win rate across 1084 recorded Playgroup games (292 wins, 789 losses).
How long do winning games with Magar of the Magic Strings take?
Wins with Magar of the Magic Strings take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 12 days.
How many decks use Magar of the Magic Strings?
409 decks list Magar of the Magic Strings as their commander on Playgroup, of which 236 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3460
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1482
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.58
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 409
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 236
No. games played with this commander 1084
Total hours played 12 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1579 Samo 4 3
2 1569 cl3v3rtr3vor 14 6
3 1547 7sigma 22 7
4 1527 dankrituals 3 1
5 1524 musicalemergenc 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Magar of the Magic Strings wins, 59.72% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
59.72%
Non Combat Damage
19.91%
Combo
10.9%
Alternative
5.21%
Commander Damage
1.9%
Mill
1.9%
Poison
0.47%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 295 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Magar of the Magic Strings wins 31.52% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.52% n=276
2
Seat 2
27.01% n=274
3
Seat 3
23.2% n=250
4
Seat 4
23.53% n=170
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=35
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Magar of the Magic Strings wins 28.03% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.03% n=478
1
1 mulligan
28.65% n=171
2
2 mulligans
20.75% n=53
3
3 mulligans
8.33% n=12
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Magar of the Magic Strings 3.8/5 on average, across 753 self-reports.

3.8 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Magar of the Magic Strings wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.1% of the time across 295 tracked wins.

68.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Magar of the Magic Strings. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
54.55%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
50.0%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
42.86%
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre commander art
42.86%
Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
38.89%

Top 5 worst matchups

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
5.56%
Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
8.33%
Veyran, Voice of Duality commander art
8.33%
Meren of Clan Nel Toth commander art
9.09%