Commander

River Song

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 17%
100 Wins
480 Losses
Overview

Summary

River Song is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 580 recorded Playgroup games, winning 17% of them (100–480) at an Elo of 1,429, ranking #4783 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.36 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is River Song's win rate?
River Song has a 17% win rate across 580 recorded Playgroup games (100 wins, 480 losses).
How long do winning games with River Song take?
Wins with River Song take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.
How many decks use River Song?
222 decks list River Song as their commander on Playgroup, of which 146 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4783
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1429
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 9
Average kills per game 0.36
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 222
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 146
No. games played with this commander 580
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1595 Tomir 5 3
2 1534 Tommaso Landini 1 1
3 1516 Aeylin 4 1
4 1512 Pedro Pinheiro 2 1
5 1498 DunnMTG 4 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When River Song wins, 38.16% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
38.16%
Combat
22.37%
Combo
19.74%
Alternative
9.21%
Commander Damage
7.89%
Poison
1.32%
Mill
1.32%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 99 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for River Song

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with River Song decks that leave them out.

+4.4 pp
Top card: Rivendell
# Card Lift
1
Rivendell
Rivendell 42 games
+4.4 pp
2
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots 66 games
+2.6 pp
3
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves 40 games · Signature build
+0.6 pp
4
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower 44 games
+0.5 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?

River Song wins 42.86% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
24.07% n=162
2
Seat 2
15.61% n=173
3
Seat 3
12.03% n=133
4
Seat 4
12.75% n=102
5
Seat 5
42.86% n=7
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, River Song wins 11.97% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
11.97% n=259
1
1 mulligan
20.99% n=81
2
2 mulligans
8.82% n=34
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=8
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 River Song 3.58/5 on average, across 412 self-reports.

3.58 / 5
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Opponent salt

When River Song wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.7% of the time across 101 tracked wins.

33.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 12 games
33.33%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets commander art
23.53%
Tymna the Weaver commander art
Tymna the Weaver 13 games
23.08%

Top 5 worst matchups

Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
0.0%
Arcades, the Strategist commander art
9.09%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 12 games
16.67%
Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander art
18.18%