Commander

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary

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

Summary

Niv-Mizzet, Visionary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,505 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (548–948) at an Elo of 1,732, ranking #18 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.78 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 1505 recorded Playgroup games (548 wins, 948 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: 13 days.
How many decks use Niv-Mizzet, Visionary?
428 decks list Niv-Mizzet, Visionary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 270 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
18
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1732
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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 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 428
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 270
No. games played with this commander 1505
Total hours played 13 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1665 Pati 16 9
2 1603 IzzetItBad 9 5
3 1567 Hipelaye 3 3
4 1556 DROMama 2 2
5 1525 M'Zuka 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins, 56.94% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
56.94%
Combat
16.03%
Combo
15.79%
Alternative
6.22%
Commander Damage
4.07%
Mill
0.96%
Avg win turn 8.2 based on 565 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.

+10.4 pp
Top card: Lightning Bolt
# Card Lift
1
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt 40 games
+10.4 pp
2
Opt
Opt 53 games
+4.5 pp
3
Burst Lightning
Burst Lightning 32 games
+1.0 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 48.21% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
48.21% n=475
2
Seat 2
34.92% n=461
3
Seat 3
26.96% n=345
4
Seat 4
30.19% n=212
5
Seat 5
43.59% n=39
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins 37.66% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.66% n=778
1
1 mulligan
35.96% n=203
2
2 mulligans
32.31% n=65
3
3 mulligans
36.84% n=19
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 3.78/5 on average, across 953 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Niv-Mizzet, Visionary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.5% of the time across 565 tracked wins.

63.5 \%
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
11.76%