Commander

Helga, Skittish Seer

Global commander stats {G} {W} {U} All Bant commanders
Win Rate 38%
1659 Wins
2647 Losses
Overview

Summary

Helga, Skittish Seer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,338 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (16592647) at an Elo of 1,684, ranking #97 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 37 damage dealt and 0.75 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 38% win rate across 4338 recorded Playgroup games (1659 wins, 2647 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: 25 days.
How many decks use Helga, Skittish Seer?
1,101 decks list Helga, Skittish Seer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 708 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
97
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1684
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 37
Average commander damage per game 25
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.75
Average turn length 1 minute
No. decks for this commander 1101
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 708
No. games played with this commander 4338
Total hours played 25 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

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

How does this commander win?

When Helga, Skittish Seer wins, 73.2% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
73.2%
Commander Damage
7.04%
Combo
6.96%
Alternative
6.32%
Non Combat Damage
5.91%
Poison
0.4%
Mill
0.16%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 1690 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.

+12.4 pp
Top card: Heroic Intervention
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower 262 games
+5.7 pp
12
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite
Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite 97 games
+5.4 pp
13
Flooded Strand
Flooded Strand 171 games
+5.1 pp
14
Shalai, Voice of Plenty
Shalai, Voice of Plenty 244 games
+4.9 pp
15
Chulane, Teller of Tales
Chulane, Teller of Tales 328 games
+4.7 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 45.82% of games from position 1 and 22.22% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
45.82% n=1327
2
Seat 2
39.15% n=1299
3
Seat 3
31.05% n=1024
4
Seat 4
31.42% n=643
5
Seat 5
30.1% n=103
6
Seat 6
22.22% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Helga, Skittish Seer wins 38.64% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.64% n=1827
1
1 mulligan
37.97% n=777
2
2 mulligans
31.09% n=275
3
3 mulligans
25.64% n=78
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=28
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 3.82/5 on average, across 3018 self-reports.

3.82 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Helga, Skittish Seer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.2% of the time across 1696 tracked wins.

67.2 \%
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%
Inspirit, Flagship Vessel commander art
60.0%

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%