Commander

Dogmeat, Ever Loyal

Global commander stats {R} {G} {W} All Naya commanders Featured in Fallout
Win Rate 27%
1729 Wins
4421 Losses
Overview

Summary

Dogmeat, Ever Loyal is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 6,229 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (1729–4421) at an Elo of 1,460, ranking #4503 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 396 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Dogmeat, Ever Loyal's win rate?
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal has a 27% win rate across 6229 recorded Playgroup games (1729 wins, 4421 losses).
How long do winning games with Dogmeat, Ever Loyal take?
Wins with Dogmeat, Ever Loyal take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Dogmeat, Ever Loyal?
2,249 decks list Dogmeat, Ever Loyal as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,372 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4503
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1460
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 396
Average commander damage per game 18
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 2249
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1372
No. games played with this commander 6229
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1660 Rusty Gates 79 40
2 1621 Ray 5 4
3 1593 Deathcard 3 3
4 1581 DecorousWhisper 8 4
5 1571 Gardo 7 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Dogmeat, Ever Loyal wins, 50.46% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
50.46%
Combat
43.29%
Alternative
2.42%
Non Combat Damage
2.25%
Combo
0.83%
Poison
0.42%
Mill
0.33%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 1803 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Dogmeat, Ever Loyal

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

+2.6 pp
Top card: Stoneforge Mystic

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?

Dogmeat, Ever Loyal wins 34.59% of games from position 1 and 16.94% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.59% n=2031
2
Seat 2
29.26% n=2109
3
Seat 3
20.22% n=1402
4
Seat 4
20.29% n=828
5
Seat 5
16.94% n=124
6
Seat 6
28.0% n=25
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Dogmeat, Ever Loyal wins 26.93% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.93% n=3262
1
1 mulligan
28.74% n=983
2
2 mulligans
29.55% n=242
3
3 mulligans
30.99% n=71
4
4 mulligans
20.0% n=15
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=4
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Dogmeat, Ever Loyal 3.61/5 on average, across 4498 self-reports.

3.61 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Dogmeat, Ever Loyal wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.2% of the time across 1808 tracked wins.

39.2 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Lulu, Loyal Hollyphant commander art
78.57%
Minthara, Merciless Soul commander art
63.64%
Saheeli, Radiant Creator commander art
59.26%
Yarok, the Desecrated commander art
57.14%
Blim, Comedic Genius commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups

The Council of Four commander art
0.0%
Marina Vendrell commander art
Marina Vendrell 12 games
0.0%
Celes, Rune Knight commander art
0.0%