Commander

Merry, Warden of Isengard

Global commander stats {G} {W} All Selesnya commanders
Win Rate 32%
192 Wins
386 Losses
Overview

Summary

Merry, Warden of Isengard is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 586 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (192–386) at an Elo of 1,511, ranking #1882 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1787 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Merry, Warden of Isengard's win rate?
Merry, Warden of Isengard has a 32% win rate across 586 recorded Playgroup games (192 wins, 386 losses).
How long do winning games with Merry, Warden of Isengard take?
Wins with Merry, Warden of Isengard take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.
How many decks use Merry, Warden of Isengard?
279 decks list Merry, Warden of Isengard as their commander on Playgroup, of which 164 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1882
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1511
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1787
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 279
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 164
No. games played with this commander 586
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1602 Rapsten 11 7
2 1556 Nimbus 4 3
3 1547 TrueConvictionMTG 1 1
4 1535 Huriel19 9 3
5 1535 Devon Graham 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Merry, Warden of Isengard wins, 69.93% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
69.93%
Non Combat Damage
16.08%
Combo
6.99%
Commander Damage
4.2%
Alternative
2.8%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 192 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Merry, Warden of Isengard

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Merry, Warden of Isengard decks that leave them out.

+4.2 pp
Top card: Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
# Card Lift
1
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff 38 games
+4.2 pp
2
The Shire
The Shire 38 games
+3.1 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?

Merry, Warden of Isengard wins 36.58% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.58% n=149
2
Seat 2
33.92% n=171
3
Seat 3
32.59% n=135
4
Seat 4
21.35% n=89
5
Seat 5
28.57% n=14
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Merry, Warden of Isengard wins 32.02% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.02% n=292
1
1 mulligan
38.46% n=78
2
2 mulligans
33.33% n=21
3
3 mulligans
60.0% n=5
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Merry, Warden of Isengard 3.85/5 on average, across 398 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Merry, Warden of Isengard wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.5% of the time across 197 tracked wins.

32.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Zurgo Stormrender commander art
60.0%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 14 games
42.86%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 12 games
41.67%
Yuma, Proud Protector commander art
40.0%
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal commander art
34.62%

Top 5 worst matchups

Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 12 games
8.33%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
9.09%
Meren of Clan Nel Toth commander art
18.18%
Ashling, the Limitless commander art
18.75%