Niv-Mizzet, Visionary

Global Commander Stats

495 Wins

886 Losses

Summary

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,381 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (495–886) at an Elo of 1,553, ranking #1040 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Niv-Mizzet, Visionary's win rate?

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary has a 35% win rate across 1381 recorded Playgroup games (495 wins, 886 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?

382 decks list Niv-Mizzet, Visionary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 248 have played at least one recorded game.

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1040

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1553

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.78

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 382

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 248

No. games played with this commander 1381

Total hours played 12 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1655	Pati	14	8	57 %
2	1524	Numbers	1	1	100 %
3	1512	Distort09	1	1	100 %
4	1510	LisDexik	14	4	33 %
5	1505	Rohack_28	7	3	43 %

How does this commander win?

When Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins, 58.51% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

58.51%

Combat

15.69%

Combo

15.16%

Alternative

6.38%

Commander Damage

3.19%

Mill

1.06%

Avg win turn 8.2 based on 511 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins 47.52% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

47.52% n=423

Seat 2

34.81% n=428

Seat 3

26.96% n=319

Seat 4

29.0% n=200

Seat 5

42.11% n=38

Seat 6

0.0% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins 37.35% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.35% n=731

1 mulligan

34.08% n=179

2 mulligans

31.15% n=61

3 mulligans

46.15% n=13

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

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 869 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 61.6% of the time across 511 tracked wins.

61.6 \%

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.