Commander

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 36%
517 Wins
918 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,435 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (517918) at an Elo of 1,617, ranking #397 globally.

Wins average 8 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 Niv-Mizzet, Visionary's win rate?
Niv-Mizzet, Visionary has a 36% win rate across 1435 recorded Playgroup games (517 wins, 918 losses).
How long do winning games with Niv-Mizzet, Visionary take?
Wins with Niv-Mizzet, Visionary take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 12 days.
How many decks use Niv-Mizzet, Visionary?
399 decks list Niv-Mizzet, Visionary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 260 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
397
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1617
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.79
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 399
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 260
No. games played with this commander 1435
Total hours played 12 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1638 Pati 15 8
2 1619 IzzetItBad 8 5
3 1524 Numbers 1 1
4 1522 DROMama 1 1
5 1512 Distort09 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins, 57.65% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
57.65%
Combat
16.33%
Combo
15.31%
Alternative
6.12%
Commander Damage
3.57%
Mill
1.02%
Avg win turn 8.2 based on 533 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Niv-Mizzet, Visionary

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Niv-Mizzet, Visionary decks that leave them out.

+12.8 pp
Top card: Opt
# Card Lift
1
Opt
Opt 38 games · Signature build
+12.8 pp
2
Storm-Kiln Artist
Storm-Kiln Artist 52 games
+1.1 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?

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins 48.08% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
48.08% n=443
2
Seat 2
35.16% n=438
3
Seat 3
26.19% n=336
4
Seat 4
29.27% n=205
5
Seat 5
42.11% n=38
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins 37.3% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.3% n=756
1
1 mulligan
34.22% n=187
2
2 mulligans
31.75% n=63
3
3 mulligans
43.75% n=16
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3
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 Niv-Mizzet, Visionary 3.77/5 on average, across 909 self-reports.

3.77 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.1% of the time across 533 tracked wins.

62.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Niv-Mizzet, Visionary. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Commodore Guff commander art
Commodore Guff 10 games
90.0%
Meren of Clan Nel Toth commander art
80.0%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
64.29%
Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
60.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Storm, Force of Nature commander art
8.33%
Sliver Overlord commander art
Sliver Overlord 11 games
9.09%
Magus Lucea Kane commander art
Magus Lucea Kane 11 games
9.09%
Baylen, the Haymaker commander art
12.12%