Commander

Baylen, the Haymaker

Global commander stats

All Naya commanders

2118 Wins

4243 Losses

Overview

Summary

Baylen, the Haymaker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 6,406 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (2118–4243) at an Elo of 1,605, ranking #499 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 359038 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 24 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Baylen, the Haymaker's win rate?

Baylen, the Haymaker has a 33% win rate across 6406 recorded Playgroup games (2118 wins, 4243 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?

1,689 decks list Baylen, the Haymaker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,054 have played at least one recorded game.

Baylen, the Haymaker Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

499

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1605

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 359038

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.72

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1689

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1054

No. games played with this commander 6406

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	Gabriel	17	9	53 %
3	1605	Scrotal Recall	24	9	38 %
4	1604	Elvenlord	29	12	41 %
5	1598	Bronc	12	6	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Baylen, the Haymaker wins, 49.79% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

49.79%

Non Combat Damage

21.82%

Commander Damage

13.74%

Alternative

8.81%

Combo

4.86%

Poison

0.79%

Mill

0.18%

Avg win turn 8.4 based on 2169 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.

+5.0 pp

Top card: Jetmir's Garden

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Jetmir's Garden 516 games	+5.0 pp	516
2	Temple Garden 574 games	+3.8 pp	574
3	Sacred Foundry 540 games	+3.6 pp	540
4	Exalted Sunborn 231 games	+3.5 pp	231
5	Worldly Tutor Signature build 145 games · Signature build	+3.4 pp	145
6	Elspeth, Sun's Champion 143 games	+2.4 pp	143
7	Seedborn Muse 498 games	+2.1 pp	498
8	Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire 152 games	+2.1 pp	152
9	Nature's Lore 484 games	+2.0 pp	484
10	Aggravated Assault 169 games	+1.6 pp	169

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Warleader's Call 343 games	+1.3 pp	343
12	Elspeth, Storm Slayer 338 games	+1.2 pp	338
13	Stomping Ground 543 games	+0.9 pp	543
14	Fellwar Stone 104 games	+0.7 pp	104
15	Path to Exile 586 games	+0.5 pp	586

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 40.4% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.4% n=1964

Seat 2

33.85% n=1935

Seat 3

27.5% n=1567

Seat 4

26.57% n=937

Seat 5

21.43% n=126

Seat 6

14.29% n=21

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Baylen, the Haymaker wins 32.71% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.71% n=2999

1 mulligan

33.63% n=1011

2 mulligans

27.57% n=341

3 mulligans

26.0% n=100

4 mulligans

50.0% n=20

5 mulligans

33.33% n=6

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 4271 self-reports.

3.71 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Baylen, the Haymaker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.3% of the time across 2172 tracked wins.

65.3 \%

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.