Commander

The Ancient One

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

Summary

The Ancient One is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 588 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (167421) at an Elo of 1,639, ranking #257 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.51 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 588 recorded Playgroup games (167 wins, 421 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?
235 decks list The Ancient One as their commander on Playgroup, of which 135 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
257
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1639
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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 0.51
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 235
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 135
No. games played with this commander 588
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1685 Bustino 32 14
2 1551 Gerry 31 8
3 1546 GalaxyCoin 6 3
4 1546 VibeMaster 2 2
5 1537 Devious 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Ancient One wins, 36.05% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
36.05%
Mill
20.41%
Commander Damage
12.24%
Alternative
10.88%
Non Combat Damage
9.52%
Combo
8.84%
Poison
2.04%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 172 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Ancient One wins 37.5% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.82% n=176
2
Seat 2
28.34% n=187
3
Seat 3
28.17% n=142
4
Seat 4
17.72% n=79
5
Seat 5
37.5% n=8
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Ancient One wins 30.97% after 0 mulligans and 11.11% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.97% n=310
1
1 mulligan
25.45% n=110
2
2 mulligans
30.77% n=26
3
3 mulligans
11.11% n=9
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Ancient One 3.94/5 on average, across 426 self-reports.

3.94 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Ancient One wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.3% of the time across 172 tracked wins.

73.3 \%
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 18 games
44.44%
Zaxara, the Exemplary commander art
34.38%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
30.77%

Top 5 worst matchups

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%
Winota, Joiner of Forces commander art
26.67%