Plagon, Lord of the Beach

Global Commander Stats

221 Wins

476 Losses

Summary

Plagon, Lord of the Beach is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 697 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (221–476) at an Elo of 1,718, ranking #27 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 13 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Plagon, Lord of the Beach's win rate?

Plagon, Lord of the Beach has a 31% win rate across 697 recorded Playgroup games (221 wins, 476 losses).

How long do winning games with Plagon, Lord of the Beach take?

Wins with Plagon, Lord of the Beach take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Plagon, Lord of the Beach?

157 decks list Plagon, Lord of the Beach as their commander on Playgroup, of which 117 have played at least one recorded game.

Plagon, Lord of the Beach Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1718

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.5

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 157

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 117

No. games played with this commander 697

Total hours played 7 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1628	michaelpa	8	6	75 %
2	1578	EEC42	7	4	57 %
3	1556	Duke	15	6	40 %
4	1547	Señor Lobo-Tomie	4	2	50 %
5	1528	duffles	1	1	100 %

How does this commander win?

When Plagon, Lord of the Beach wins, 41.53% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

41.53%

Combo

22.4%

Alternative

21.86%

Mill

6.56%

Non Combat Damage

6.56%

Commander Damage

1.09%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 223 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Plagon, Lord of the Beach wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.97% n=195

Seat 2

34.22% n=187

Seat 3

25.27% n=182

Seat 4

27.27% n=132

Seat 5

0.0% n=9

Seat 6

100.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Plagon, Lord of the Beach wins 31.55% after 0 mulligans and 12.5% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.55% n=355

1 mulligan

35.34% n=133

2 mulligans

36.67% n=60

3 mulligans

35.71% n=14

4 mulligans

12.5% n=8

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Plagon, Lord of the Beach 3.81/5 on average, across 495 self-reports.

3.81 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Plagon, Lord of the Beach wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.0% of the time across 220 tracked wins.

75.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Plagon, Lord of the Beach. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.