Commander

The Lord of Pain

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 27%
709 Wins
1847 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Lord of Pain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,573 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (7091847) at an Elo of 1,582, ranking #714 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.79 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 27% win rate across 2573 recorded Playgroup games (709 wins, 1847 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: 12 days.
How many decks use The Lord of Pain?
606 decks list The Lord of Pain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 408 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
714
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1582
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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 0.79
Average turn length 1 minute
No. decks for this commander 606
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 408
No. games played with this commander 2573
Total hours played 12 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1633 Giovanni1337 23 10
2 1607 Derek Van Buren 21 9
3 1598 karizmatik 7 4
4 1560 Thegeardude 5 3
5 1554 IrateBorzoi 9 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Lord of Pain wins, 66.85% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
66.85%
Combat
24.16%
Commander Damage
3.18%
Alternative
2.43%
Combo
2.06%
Poison
0.94%
Mill
0.37%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 728 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The Lord of Pain

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with The Lord of Pain decks that leave them out.

+4.5 pp
Top card: Spinerock Knoll
# Card Lift
1
Spinerock Knoll
Spinerock Knoll 307 games
+4.5 pp
2
Witch's Clinic
Witch's Clinic 333 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?

The Lord of Pain wins 44.44% of games from position 6 and 20.08% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.9% n=677
2
Seat 2
29.43% n=705
3
Seat 3
25.29% n=680
4
Seat 4
20.08% n=483
5
Seat 5
21.59% n=88
6
Seat 6
44.44% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Lord of Pain wins 25.24% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
25.24% n=1155
1
1 mulligan
29.46% n=409
2
2 mulligans
23.46% n=130
3
3 mulligans
35.48% n=31
4
4 mulligans
20.0% n=5
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Lord of Pain 3.88/5 on average, across 1758 self-reports.

3.88 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Lord of Pain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.0% of the time across 729 tracked wins.

68.0 \%
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
63.64%
Edward Kenway commander art
Edward Kenway 13 games
61.54%
Ezuri, Claw of Progress commander art
54.55%
Niv-Mizzet, Parun commander art
54.55%
Omnath, Locus of All commander art
53.85%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jetmir, Nexus of Revels commander art
0.0%
Anzrag, the Quake-Mole commander art
0.0%
Marchesa, the Black Rose commander art
4.76%
Ygra, Eater of All commander art
5.0%
Be'lakor, the Dark Master commander art
6.67%