Commander

The Lord of Pain

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 28%
811 Wins
2002 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Lord of Pain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,859 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (811–2002) at an Elo of 1,552, ranking #1117 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 200 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Lord of Pain's win rate?
The Lord of Pain has a 28% win rate across 2859 recorded Playgroup games (811 wins, 2002 losses).
How long do winning games with The Lord of Pain take?
Wins with The Lord of Pain take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 28 days.
How many decks use The Lord of Pain?
679 decks list The Lord of Pain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 458 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1117
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1552
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 679
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 458
No. games played with this commander 2859
Total hours played 28 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1863 Sugamon 83 56
2 1664 Sugamon 10 6
3 1650 Sugamon 12 7
4 1633 Giovanni1337 23 10
5 1615 PAPA-TEA 5 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Lord of Pain wins, 66.28% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
66.28%
Combat
24.01%
Commander Damage
2.96%
Alternative
2.96%
Combo
2.3%
Poison
1.15%
Mill
0.33%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 830 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Lord of Pain wins 36.36% of games from position 6 and 20.65% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.31% n=749
2
Seat 2
30.33% n=798
3
Seat 3
25.98% n=741
4
Seat 4
20.73% n=533
5
Seat 5
20.65% n=92
6
Seat 6
36.36% n=11
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Lord of Pain wins 26.15% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.15% n=1222
1
1 mulligan
31.04% n=472
2
2 mulligans
26.92% n=143
3
3 mulligans
35.53% n=38
4
4 mulligans
16.67% n=6
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Lord of Pain 3.9/5 on average, across 1887 self-reports.

3.9 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Lord of Pain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 38.1% of the time across 831 tracked wins.

38.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against The Lord of Pain. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

The Infamous Cruelclaw commander art
69.23%
Edward Kenway commander art
Edward Kenway 13 games
61.54%
Niv-Mizzet, Parun commander art
54.55%
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos commander art
53.85%
Omnath, Locus of All commander art
53.85%

Top 5 worst matchups

Anzrag, the Quake-Mole commander art
0.0%
Orvar, the All-Form commander art
0.0%
Marchesa, the Black Rose commander art
4.35%
Ygra, Eater of All commander art
5.0%