Commander

Captain Howler, Sea Scourge

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 26%
510 Wins
1361 Losses
Overview

Summary

Captain Howler, Sea Scourge is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,889 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (510–1361) at an Elo of 1,409, ranking #4905 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Captain Howler, Sea Scourge's win rate?
Captain Howler, Sea Scourge has a 26% win rate across 1889 recorded Playgroup games (510 wins, 1361 losses).
How long do winning games with Captain Howler, Sea Scourge take?
Wins with Captain Howler, Sea Scourge take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Captain Howler, Sea Scourge?
558 decks list Captain Howler, Sea Scourge as their commander on Playgroup, of which 391 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4905
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1409
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 11
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.71
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 558
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 391
No. games played with this commander 1889
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1571 Justin 19 9
2 1564 DXSciz 9 5
3 1556 JP 12 5
4 1555 Crownguard 9 4
5 1548 Numoth 9 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Captain Howler, Sea Scourge wins, 44.05% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
44.05%
Commander Damage
32.97%
Non Combat Damage
17.03%
Combo
2.16%
Alternative
1.62%
Poison
1.35%
Mill
0.81%
Avg win turn 8.1 based on 522 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Captain Howler, Sea Scourge

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Captain Howler, Sea Scourge decks that leave them out.

+5.9 pp
Top card: Arcane Signet

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?

Captain Howler, Sea Scourge wins 31.7% of games from position 1 and 18.75% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.7% n=530
2
Seat 2
30.98% n=539
3
Seat 3
22.6% n=469
4
Seat 4
19.88% n=332
5
Seat 5
18.75% n=32
6
Seat 6
28.57% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Captain Howler, Sea Scourge wins 28.75% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.75% n=734
1
1 mulligan
24.33% n=337
2
2 mulligans
24.0% n=100
3
3 mulligans
14.81% n=27
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=4
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Captain Howler, Sea Scourge 3.89/5 on average, across 1388 self-reports.

3.89 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Captain Howler, Sea Scourge wins, opponents flag the game as salty 38.9% of the time across 522 tracked wins.

38.9 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Captain Howler, Sea Scourge. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups