Commander

Celes, Rune Knight

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders Featured in Final Fantasy
Win Rate 36%
581 Wins
990 Losses
Overview

Summary

Celes, Rune Knight is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,591 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (581–990) at an Elo of 1,669, ranking #141 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 187 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Celes, Rune Knight's win rate?
Celes, Rune Knight has a 36% win rate across 1591 recorded Playgroup games (581 wins, 990 losses).
How long do winning games with Celes, Rune Knight take?
Wins with Celes, Rune Knight take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Celes, Rune Knight?
546 decks list Celes, Rune Knight as their commander on Playgroup, of which 371 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
141
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1669
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 187
Average commander damage per game 413571
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 10 minutes
No. decks for this commander 546
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 371
No. games played with this commander 1591
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1823 Kazaandu 67 42
2 1656 Flavio Carvalho 9 6
3 1588 AXK 3 3
4 1569 Dallama Dallan 2 2
5 1566 BetterAshThanDust 6 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Celes, Rune Knight wins, 41.67% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
41.67%
Non Combat Damage
26.75%
Combo
25.88%
Alternative
2.85%
Mill
1.54%
Commander Damage
1.32%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 599 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Celes, Rune Knight

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Celes, Rune Knight decks that leave them out.

+12.5 pp
Top card: Obstinate Gargoyle
# Card Lift
1
Obstinate Gargoyle
Obstinate Gargoyle 86 games
+12.5 pp
2
Putrid Goblin
Putrid Goblin 83 games
+8.8 pp
3
Blasting Station
Blasting Station 37 games
+7.6 pp
4
Murderous Redcap
Murderous Redcap 111 games
+6.2 pp
5
Persist
Persist 59 games
+6.1 pp
6
Ashnod's Altar
Ashnod's Altar 31 games
+5.5 pp
7
Orzhov Signet
Orzhov Signet 36 games
+4.7 pp
8
Victimize
Victimize 104 games
+4.3 pp
9
Faithless Looting
Faithless Looting 60 games
+4.3 pp
10
Entomb
Entomb 41 games
+2.9 pp
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Puppeteer Clique
Puppeteer Clique 60 games
+2.9 pp
12
Restless Apparition
Restless Apparition 44 games
+1.8 pp
13
Umbral Collar Zealot
Umbral Collar Zealot 35 games
+1.1 pp
14
Goblin Bombardment
Goblin Bombardment 126 games
+1.0 pp
15
Luminous Broodmoth
Luminous Broodmoth 101 games
+0.2 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?

Celes, Rune Knight wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 28.02% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.97% n=447
2
Seat 2
36.8% n=462
3
Seat 3
32.86% n=420
4
Seat 4
28.02% n=257
5
Seat 5
33.33% n=30
6
Seat 6
100.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Celes, Rune Knight wins 34.75% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.75% n=446
1
1 mulligan
36.27% n=324
2
2 mulligans
30.08% n=123
3
3 mulligans
22.5% n=40
4
4 mulligans
11.11% n=9
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Celes, Rune Knight 3.98/5 on average, across 1069 self-reports.

3.98 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Celes, Rune Knight wins, opponents flag the game as salty 29.4% of the time across 598 tracked wins.

29.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Celes, Rune Knight. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Top 5 worst matchups

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