Commander

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

84 Wins

379 Losses

Overview

Summary

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 484 recorded Playgroup games, winning 17% of them (84–379) at an Elo of 1,361, ranking #5068 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 37 damage dealt and 0.35 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Aphelia, Viper Whisperer's win rate?

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer has a 17% win rate across 484 recorded Playgroup games (84 wins, 379 losses).

How long do winning games with Aphelia, Viper Whisperer take?

Wins with Aphelia, Viper Whisperer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Aphelia, Viper Whisperer?

214 decks list Aphelia, Viper Whisperer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 152 have played at least one recorded game.

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

5068

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1361

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 37

Average commander damage per game 1

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.35

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 214

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 152

No. games played with this commander 484

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1531	DraeganDeez	3	2	67 %
2	1524	kaien	6	1	17 %
3	1514	F3RR3T	6	2	33 %
4	1512	MilkManProxies	1	1	100 %
5	1512	Mclvuvin1979	1	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Aphelia, Viper Whisperer wins, 63.79% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

63.79%

Combo

13.79%

Commander Damage

6.9%

Non Combat Damage

6.9%

Poison

5.17%

Alternative

3.45%

Avg win turn 8.3 based on 82 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Aphelia, Viper Whisperer wins 22.86% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

22.86% n=140

Seat 2

20.69% n=145

Seat 3

10.68% n=103

Seat 4

7.95% n=88

Seat 5

0.0% n=7

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Aphelia, Viper Whisperer wins 17.39% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

17.39% n=230

1 mulligan

15.25% n=59

2 mulligans

7.69% n=13

3 mulligans

25.0% n=4

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Aphelia, Viper Whisperer 3.62/5 on average, across 301 self-reports.

3.62 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Aphelia, Viper Whisperer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 37.0% of the time across 81 tracked wins.

37.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Aphelia, Viper Whisperer. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.