Commander

Baylen, the Haymaker

Global commander stats

All Naya commanders

2255 Wins

4511 Losses

Overview

Summary

Baylen, the Haymaker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 6,841 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (2255–4511) at an Elo of 1,642, ranking #277 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 401900 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 5 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Baylen, the Haymaker's win rate?

Baylen, the Haymaker has a 32% win rate across 6841 recorded Playgroup games (2255 wins, 4511 losses).

How long do winning games with Baylen, the Haymaker take?

Wins with Baylen, the Haymaker take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.

How many decks use Baylen, the Haymaker?

1,820 decks list Baylen, the Haymaker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,151 have played at least one recorded game.

Baylen, the Haymaker Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

277

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1642

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 401900

Average commander damage per game 534476

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.71

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1820

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1151

No. games played with this commander 6841

Total hours played 3 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1692	Alexander Walsh	20	11	61 %
2	1632	gulliford1616	42	17	40 %
3	1632	Gabriel	17	9	53 %
4	1608	Skillato	5	4	80 %
5	1605	Scrotal Recall	24	9	38 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Baylen, the Haymaker wins, 49.57% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

49.57%

Non Combat Damage

22.09%

Commander Damage

13.25%

Alternative

8.95%

Combo

5.22%

Poison

0.75%

Mill

0.17%

Avg win turn 8.3 based on 2306 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Baylen, the Haymaker

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

+8.9 pp

Top card: Reflecting Pool

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Reflecting Pool Signature build 50 games · Signature build	+8.9 pp	50
2	Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 179 games	+8.4 pp	179
3	Jetmir's Garden 607 games	+5.4 pp	607
4	Nature's Lore 571 games	+3.6 pp	571
5	Seedborn Muse 562 games	+3.5 pp	562
6	Exalted Sunborn 294 games	+3.5 pp	294
7	Temple Garden 676 games	+3.1 pp	676
8	Elspeth, Storm Slayer 434 games	+2.7 pp	434
9	Sacred Foundry 659 games	+2.4 pp	659
10	Illustrious Wanderglyph 177 games	+2.4 pp	177

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Bennie Bracks, Zoologist 233 games	+1.6 pp	233
12	Path to Exile 722 games	+1.5 pp	722
13	Aggravated Assault 213 games	+1.4 pp	213
14	Brushland 401 games	+1.4 pp	401
15	Warleader's Call 407 games	+1.2 pp	407

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?

Baylen, the Haymaker wins 40.81% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.81% n=2089

Seat 2

33.5% n=2073

Seat 3

27.7% n=1659

Seat 4

26.11% n=990

Seat 5

21.17% n=137

Seat 6

14.29% n=21

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Baylen, the Haymaker wins 32.89% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.89% n=3066

1 mulligan

33.78% n=1073

2 mulligans

27.17% n=368

3 mulligans

27.27% n=110

4 mulligans

47.73% n=22

5 mulligans

37.5% n=8

6 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Baylen, the Haymaker 3.71/5 on average, across 4502 self-reports.

3.71 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Baylen, the Haymaker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.6% of the time across 2314 tracked wins.

33.6 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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