Commander

Rowan, Scion of War

Global commander stats

All Rakdos commanders

549 Wins

1024 Losses

Overview

Summary

Rowan, Scion of War is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,578 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (549–1024) at an Elo of 1,688, ranking #88 globally.

Wins average 6 turns, with 12 damage dealt and 0.9 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

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

Rowan, Scion of War has a 34% win rate across 1578 recorded Playgroup games (549 wins, 1024 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: 14 days.

How many decks use Rowan, Scion of War?

667 decks list Rowan, Scion of War as their commander on Playgroup, of which 333 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1688

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 12

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.9

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 667

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 333

No. games played with this commander 1578

Total hours played 14 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	1571	Bustino	3	2	67 %
4	1566	MusicHog	2	2	100 %
5	1562	DuFFie	16	12	75 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rowan, Scion of War wins, 55.11% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

55.11%

Combat

20.67%

Combo

20.43%

Alternative

2.38%

Commander Damage

0.95%

Mill

0.48%

Avg win turn 6.4 based on 554 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.

+13.3 pp

Top card: Wall of Blood

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Wall of Blood 76 games	+13.3 pp	76
2	Read the Bones Signature build 38 games · Signature build	+12.1 pp	38
3	Swiftfoot Boots 70 games	+12.0 pp	70
4	Comet Storm 78 games	+11.4 pp	78
5	Rakdos Charm Signature build 32 games · Signature build	+10.3 pp	32
6	Darkstar Augur 53 games	+7.9 pp	53
7	Dark Confidant 73 games	+7.4 pp	73
8	Swamp 109 games	+7.4 pp	109
9	Mountain 109 games	+7.4 pp	109
10	Erebos's Intervention 49 games	+7.3 pp	49

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Apex of Power 60 games	+6.6 pp	60
12	Dragonskull Summit 81 games	+6.3 pp	81
13	Jaya's Immolating Inferno 75 games	+5.8 pp	75
14	Keen Duelist 56 games	+5.0 pp	56
15	Crackle with Power 75 games	+4.5 pp	75

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 41.57% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.57% n=445

Seat 2

34.82% n=461

Seat 3

33.74% n=329

Seat 4

27.29% n=251

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 33.9% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

33.9% n=733

1 mulligan

37.26% n=208

2 mulligans

32.71% n=107

3 mulligans

35.14% n=37

4 mulligans

0.0% n=12

5 mulligans

100.0% n=1

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 988 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Rowan, Scion of War wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.1% of the time across 555 tracked wins.

66.1 \%

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.