Commander

The Ancient One

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 28%
175 Wins
436 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Ancient One is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 614 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (175436) at an Elo of 1,615, ranking #420 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Ancient One's win rate?
The Ancient One has a 28% win rate across 614 recorded Playgroup games (175 wins, 436 losses).
How long do winning games with The Ancient One take?
Wins with The Ancient One take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.
How many decks use The Ancient One?
253 decks list The Ancient One as their commander on Playgroup, of which 142 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
420
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1615
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 253
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 142
No. games played with this commander 614
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1708 Bustino 33 15
2 1551 Gerry 31 8
3 1546 VibeMaster 2 2
4 1536 Quick43 1 1
5 1534 GalaxyCoin 7 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Ancient One wins, 35.71% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
35.71%
Mill
20.78%
Commander Damage
11.69%
Alternative
10.39%
Non Combat Damage
10.39%
Combo
9.09%
Poison
1.95%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 180 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Ancient One wins 33.33% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.75% n=189
2
Seat 2
29.38% n=194
3
Seat 3
29.47% n=151
4
Seat 4
18.29% n=82
5
Seat 5
33.33% n=9
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Ancient One wins 31.21% after 0 mulligans and 10.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.21% n=322
1
1 mulligan
25.22% n=115
2
2 mulligans
32.14% n=28
3
3 mulligans
10.0% n=10
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Ancient One 3.95/5 on average, across 446 self-reports.

3.95 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Ancient One wins, opponents flag the game as salty 74.4% of the time across 180 tracked wins.

74.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

The Mycotyrant commander art
The Mycotyrant 10 games
50.0%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 13 games
46.15%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 19 games
42.11%
Zaxara, the Exemplary commander art
34.38%
Stella Lee, Wild Card commander art
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
9.09%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
22.22%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow commander art
23.08%
Teval, the Balanced Scale commander art
25.0%
Captain N'ghathrod commander art
25.0%