Commander

Rowan, Scion of War

Global commander stats

All Rakdos commanders

626 Wins

1121 Losses

Overview

Summary

Rowan, Scion of War is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,774 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (626–1121) at an Elo of 1,634, ranking #329 globally.

Wins average 6 turns, with 11 damage dealt and 0.87 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Rowan, Scion of War's win rate?

Rowan, Scion of War has a 35% win rate across 1774 recorded Playgroup games (626 wins, 1121 losses).

How long do winning games with Rowan, Scion of War take?

Wins with Rowan, Scion of War take on average 6 turns. Total tracked play time: 15 days.

How many decks use Rowan, Scion of War?

736 decks list Rowan, Scion of War as their commander on Playgroup, of which 373 have played at least one recorded game.

Rowan, Scion of War Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

329

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1634

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Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 11

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.87

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 736

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 373

No. games played with this commander 1774

Total hours played 15 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1616	TurtwigEnjoyer	3	3	100 %
2	1599	Drajul	11	9	82 %
3	1575	Miggi3	5	3	75 %
4	1571	Bustino	3	2	67 %
5	1570	sebshaq	2	2	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rowan, Scion of War wins, 54.19% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

54.19%

Combo

22.58%

Combat

19.78%

Alternative

2.15%

Commander Damage

0.86%

Mill

0.43%

Avg win turn 6.3 based on 628 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Rowan, Scion of War

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Rowan, Scion of War decks that leave them out.

+12.8 pp

Top card: Temple of Malice

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Temple of Malice 32 games	+12.8 pp	32
2	Swamp 154 games	+11.2 pp	154
3	Mountain 152 games	+10.5 pp	152
4	Priest of Gix 48 games	+10.1 pp	48
5	Wall of Blood 99 games	+8.6 pp	99
6	Commune with Lava 56 games	+7.1 pp	56
7	Darkstar Augur 63 games	+6.8 pp	63
8	March of Wretched Sorrow 50 games	+6.5 pp	50
9	Swiftfoot Boots 96 games	+5.6 pp	96
10	Apex of Power 77 games	+5.0 pp	77

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Comet Storm 75 games	+4.7 pp	75
12	Foreboding Ruins 61 games	+4.6 pp	61
13	Immolating Souleater 34 games	+4.1 pp	34
14	Keen Duelist 76 games	+3.9 pp	76
15	Rakdos Charm 43 games	+3.8 pp	43

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?

Rowan, Scion of War wins 41.36% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.36% n=515

Seat 2

35.5% n=524

Seat 3

33.33% n=360

Seat 4

28.76% n=266

Seat 5

23.33% n=30

Seat 6

0.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Rowan, Scion of War wins 34.13% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.13% n=775

1 mulligan

38.96% n=240

2 mulligans

30.0% n=130

3 mulligans

34.44% n=45

4 mulligans

6.25% n=16

5 mulligans

100.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Rowan, Scion of War 3.77/5 on average, across 1060 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Rowan, Scion of War wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.8% of the time across 628 tracked wins.

39.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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