Commander

Magar of the Magic Strings

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 27%
302 Wins
807 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Magar of the Magic Strings is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,112 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (302807) at an Elo of 1,515, ranking #1721 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 27% win rate across 1112 recorded Playgroup games (302 wins, 807 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: 13 days.
How many decks use Magar of the Magic Strings?
439 decks list Magar of the Magic Strings as their commander on Playgroup, of which 249 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1721
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1515
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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 439
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 249
No. games played with this commander 1112
Total hours played 13 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 1529 BrennanH 6 2
5 1527 dankrituals 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Magar of the Magic Strings wins, 59.17% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
59.17%
Non Combat Damage
20.18%
Combo
11.47%
Alternative
5.05%
Commander Damage
1.83%
Mill
1.83%
Poison
0.46%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 304 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Magar of the Magic Strings

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Magar of the Magic Strings decks that leave them out.

+0.9 pp
Top card: Haunted Ridge
# Card Lift
1
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge 46 games
+0.9 pp

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?

Magar of the Magic Strings wins 31.07% of games from position 1 and 13.51% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.07% n=280
2
Seat 2
27.17% n=276
3
Seat 3
23.02% n=252
4
Seat 4
23.43% n=175
5
Seat 5
13.51% n=37
6
Seat 6
20.0% n=5
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Magar of the Magic Strings wins 28.43% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.43% n=489
1
1 mulligan
29.71% n=175
2
2 mulligans
19.64% n=56
3
3 mulligans
7.14% n=14
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
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 775 self-reports.

3.8 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Magar of the Magic Strings wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.8% of the time across 304 tracked wins.

68.8 \%
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%
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre commander art
42.86%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver 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%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
6.67%
Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
8.33%
Veyran, Voice of Duality commander art
8.33%
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
8.33%