Commander

The Master of Keys

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 31%
574 Wins
1250 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Master of Keys is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,833 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (574–1250) at an Elo of 1,511, ranking #1909 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 531084 damage dealt and 0.45 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 1833 recorded Playgroup games (574 wins, 1250 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: 21 days.
How many decks use The Master of Keys?
472 decks list The Master of Keys as their commander on Playgroup, of which 303 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1909
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1511
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 531084
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.45
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 472
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 303
No. games played with this commander 1833
Total hours played 21 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 1549 Space Man 1 1
5 1546 Basti Irmer 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Master of Keys wins, 41.45% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
41.45%
Alternative
16.24%
Combo
15.6%
Commander Damage
14.96%
Non Combat Damage
8.33%
Mill
3.42%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 589 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.

+13.7 pp
Top card: Reanimate
# Card Lift
1
Reanimate
Reanimate 43 games
+13.7 pp
2
Sigil of the Empty Throne
Sigil of the Empty Throne 43 games
+4.7 pp
3
Animate Dead
Animate Dead 125 games
+0.3 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 41.67% of games from position 1 and 19.53% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.67% n=582
2
Seat 2
32.26% n=572
3
Seat 3
24.88% n=422
4
Seat 4
19.53% n=256
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=24
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Master of Keys wins 34.17% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.17% n=720
1
1 mulligan
26.86% n=296
2
2 mulligans
32.07% n=145
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=48
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 1213 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Master of Keys wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.9% of the time across 590 tracked wins.

33.9 \%
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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6.67%