Commander

Helga, Skittish Seer

Global commander stats {G} {W} {U} All Bant commanders
Win Rate 37%
1789 Wins
2858 Losses
Overview

Summary

Helga, Skittish Seer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,722 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (1789–2858) at an Elo of 1,654, ranking #209 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 594626 damage dealt and 0.74 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Helga, Skittish Seer's win rate?
Helga, Skittish Seer has a 37% win rate across 4722 recorded Playgroup games (1789 wins, 2858 losses).
How long do winning games with Helga, Skittish Seer take?
Wins with Helga, Skittish Seer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Helga, Skittish Seer?
1,220 decks list Helga, Skittish Seer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 794 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
209
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1654
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 594626
Average commander damage per game 24
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.74
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1220
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 794
No. games played with this commander 4722
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1740 nviccione 22 15
2 1703 Thursdays 12 10
3 1703 Jarrett13 18 11
4 1648 Therausch09 31 15
5 1628 JollyJeskai 5 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Helga, Skittish Seer wins, 73.68% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
73.68%
Combo
6.71%
Commander Damage
6.64%
Alternative
6.49%
Non Combat Damage
5.88%
Poison
0.38%
Mill
0.23%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 1818 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Helga, Skittish Seer

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

+8.9 pp
Top card: Akroma's Will
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand 281 games
+4.1 pp
12
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
Shalai, Voice of Plenty 319 games
+3.8 pp
13
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower 345 games
+3.7 pp
14
Beast Whisperer
Beast Whisperer 357 games
+3.7 pp
15
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves 131 games
+3.5 pp

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?

Helga, Skittish Seer wins 45.6% of games from position 1 and 22.22% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
45.6% n=1453
2
Seat 2
38.45% n=1429
3
Seat 3
30.75% n=1096
4
Seat 4
31.63% n=683
5
Seat 5
29.2% n=113
6
Seat 6
22.22% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Helga, Skittish Seer wins 38.42% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.42% n=1891
1
1 mulligan
38.31% n=834
2
2 mulligans
31.86% n=306
3
3 mulligans
26.74% n=86
4
4 mulligans
27.59% n=29
5
5 mulligans
25.0% n=4
6
6 mulligans
50.0% n=4
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Helga, Skittish Seer 3.84/5 on average, across 3183 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Helga, Skittish Seer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.7% of the time across 1822 tracked wins.

34.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Orvar, the All-Form commander art
69.23%
Volo, Guide to Monsters commander art
64.29%
Ygra, Eater of All commander art
61.11%

Top 5 worst matchups

Sam, Loyal Attendant commander art
0.0%
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary commander art
7.14%
Bria, Riptide Rogue commander art
8.33%