Commander

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

Global commander stats {W} {B} {G} All Abzan commanders Featured in Commander Masters
Win Rate 31%
1703 Wins
3727 Losses
Overview

Summary

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,447 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (1703–3727) at an Elo of 1,758, ranking #7 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 432098 damage dealt and 0.61 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Anikthea, Hand of Erebos's win rate?
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos has a 31% win rate across 5447 recorded Playgroup games (1703 wins, 3727 losses).
How long do winning games with Anikthea, Hand of Erebos take?
Wins with Anikthea, Hand of Erebos take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 months.
How many decks use Anikthea, Hand of Erebos?
1,845 decks list Anikthea, Hand of Erebos as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,114 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
7
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1758
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 432098
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.61
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1845
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1114
No. games played with this commander 5447
Total hours played 2 months
Community

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Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Anikthea, Hand of Erebos wins, 81.42% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
81.42%
Alternative
7.03%
Commander Damage
4.25%
Non Combat Damage
4.17%
Combo
2.52%
Mill
0.52%
Poison
0.09%
Avg win turn 9.6 based on 1726 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Anikthea, Hand of Erebos decks that leave them out.

+10.7 pp
Top card: Seal of Cleansing

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?

Anikthea, Hand of Erebos wins 37.31% of games from position 1 and 13.64% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
37.31% n=1493
2
Seat 2
34.02% n=1615
3
Seat 3
27.71% n=1236
4
Seat 4
22.13% n=809
5
Seat 5
13.64% n=110
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=18
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Anikthea, Hand of Erebos wins 31.4% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.4% n=2470
1
1 mulligan
29.0% n=731
2
2 mulligans
30.0% n=280
3
3 mulligans
32.91% n=79
4
4 mulligans
27.78% n=18
5
5 mulligans
44.44% n=9
6
6 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Anikthea, Hand of Erebos 3.59/5 on average, across 3560 self-reports.

3.59 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Anikthea, Hand of Erebos wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.8% of the time across 1745 tracked wins.

64.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Anikthea, Hand of Erebos. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

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