Commander

Talion, the Kindly Lord

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 33%
743 Wins
1480 Losses
Overview

Summary

Talion, the Kindly Lord is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,229 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (743–1480) at an Elo of 1,566, ranking #902 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.65 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Talion, the Kindly Lord's win rate?
Talion, the Kindly Lord has a 33% win rate across 2229 recorded Playgroup games (743 wins, 1480 losses).
How long do winning games with Talion, the Kindly Lord take?
Wins with Talion, the Kindly Lord take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 23 days.
How many decks use Talion, the Kindly Lord?
628 decks list Talion, the Kindly Lord as their commander on Playgroup, of which 352 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
902
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1566
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.65
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 628
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 352
No. games played with this commander 2229
Total hours played 23 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1802 Loyd Huhn 53 26
2 1736 Lukas 44 28
3 1695 Cajiks 153 63
4 1682 Cain 15 10
5 1664 YoungScrube 8 6
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Talion, the Kindly Lord wins, 36.03% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
36.03%
Combo
23.89%
Non Combat Damage
19.85%
Alternative
10.6%
Mill
7.13%
Commander Damage
2.31%
Poison
0.19%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 752 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Talion, the Kindly Lord

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

+0.8 pp
Top card: Windfall
# Card Lift
1
Windfall
Windfall 137 games · Signature build
+0.8 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?

Talion, the Kindly Lord wins 36.93% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.93% n=593
2
Seat 2
32.41% n=611
3
Seat 3
29.14% n=525
4
Seat 4
30.41% n=365
5
Seat 5
26.47% n=34
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Talion, the Kindly Lord wins 33.3% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
33.3% n=1015
1
1 mulligan
33.68% n=380
2
2 mulligans
35.0% n=140
3
3 mulligans
33.33% n=45
4
4 mulligans
26.67% n=15
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Talion, the Kindly Lord 3.71/5 on average, across 1456 self-reports.

3.71 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Talion, the Kindly Lord wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.3% of the time across 753 tracked wins.

66.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Wick, the Whorled Mind commander art
66.67%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
62.5%
The Beamtown Bullies commander art
60.0%
Nethroi, Apex of Death commander art
54.55%
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept commander art
53.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jeska, Thrice Reborn commander art
5.88%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
7.69%