Commander

The Master of Keys

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 31%
522 Wins
1117 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Master of Keys is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,642 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (5221117) at an Elo of 1,573, ranking #814 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 257960 damage dealt and 0.47 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Master of Keys's win rate?
The Master of Keys has a 31% win rate across 1642 recorded Playgroup games (522 wins, 1117 losses).
How long do winning games with The Master of Keys take?
Wins with The Master of Keys take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 19 days.
How many decks use The Master of Keys?
399 decks list The Master of Keys as their commander on Playgroup, of which 266 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
814
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1573
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 257960
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.47
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 399
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 266
No. games played with this commander 1642
Total hours played 19 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1573 An0rak 20 12
2 1563 Samwise_Gamgee 16 6
3 1551 Lordguto 2 2
4 1522 Murigen, Grave Mason 3 1
5 1521 Twomass 65 14
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Master of Keys wins, 41.71% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
41.71%
Alternative
15.9%
Combo
14.98%
Commander Damage
14.98%
Non Combat Damage
8.76%
Mill
3.69%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 538 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The Master of Keys

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

+15.7 pp
Top card: Reanimate
# Card Lift
1
Reanimate
Reanimate 37 games · Signature build
+15.7 pp
2
Demon of Fate's Design
Demon of Fate's Design 37 games
+6.7 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?

The Master of Keys wins 42.64% of games from position 1 and 19.2% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.64% n=537
2
Seat 2
32.87% n=502
3
Seat 3
24.06% n=374
4
Seat 4
19.2% n=224
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=20
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Master of Keys wins 34.36% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.36% n=681
1
1 mulligan
27.34% n=267
2
2 mulligans
33.86% n=127
3
3 mulligans
23.81% n=42
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=11
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Master of Keys 3.78/5 on average, across 1121 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Master of Keys wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.7% of the time across 538 tracked wins.

67.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Top 5 worst matchups

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