Commander

The Valeyard

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 17%
35 Wins
169 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Valeyard is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 204 recorded Playgroup games, winning 17% of them (35169) at an Elo of 1,410, ranking #4283 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.43 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Valeyard's win rate?
The Valeyard has a 17% win rate across 204 recorded Playgroup games (35 wins, 169 losses).
How long do winning games with The Valeyard take?
Wins with The Valeyard take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use The Valeyard?
107 decks list The Valeyard as their commander on Playgroup, of which 56 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4283
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1410
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.43
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 107
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 56
No. games played with this commander 204
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1515 hunterterry 3 1
2 1487 DBLDEE 1 0
3 1475 Tyler Laminack 2 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Valeyard wins, 60.71% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
60.71%
Non Combat Damage
32.14%
Mill
3.57%
Alternative
3.57%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 36 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Valeyard wins 20.0% of games from position 1 and 12.0% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
20.0% n=60
2
Seat 2
16.67% n=66
3
Seat 3
15.91% n=44
4
Seat 4
12.0% n=25
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Valeyard wins 16.46% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
16.46% n=79
1
1 mulligan
17.65% n=34
2
2 mulligans
7.14% n=14
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=5
4
4 mulligans
100.0% n=1
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 The Valeyard 3.82/5 on average, across 151 self-reports.

3.82 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Valeyard wins, opponents flag the game as salty 77.8% of the time across 36 tracked wins.

77.8 \%
Head to head

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