Neriv, Crackling Vanguard

Global Commander Stats

All Mardu commanders Featured in Tarkir Dragonstorm

236 Wins

565 Losses

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Summary

Neriv, Crackling Vanguard is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 801 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (236–565) at an Elo of 1,576, ranking #769 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 20 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Neriv, Crackling Vanguard's win rate?

Neriv, Crackling Vanguard has a 29% win rate across 801 recorded Playgroup games (236 wins, 565 losses).

How long do winning games with Neriv, Crackling Vanguard take?

Wins with Neriv, Crackling Vanguard take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 11 days.

How many decks use Neriv, Crackling Vanguard?

199 decks list Neriv, Crackling Vanguard as their commander on Playgroup, of which 167 have played at least one recorded game.

Neriv, Crackling Vanguard Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

769

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1576

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 200

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 167

No. games played with this commander 801

Total hours played 11 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1556	Crystalscourge	14	6	43 %
2	1507	Joanigl97	2	1	50 %
3	1469	Razgriz	5	0	0 %

How does this commander win?

When Neriv, Crackling Vanguard wins, 72.53% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

72.53%

Non Combat Damage

15.38%

Alternative

5.49%

Commander Damage

4.95%

Combo

1.1%

Mill

0.55%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 243 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Neriv, Crackling Vanguard wins 34.0% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.0% n=250

Seat 2

29.39% n=262

Seat 3

24.04% n=183

Seat 4

30.28% n=109

Seat 5

16.67% n=18

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Neriv, Crackling Vanguard wins 30.83% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.83% n=240

1 mulligan

30.89% n=123

2 mulligans

24.49% n=49

3 mulligans

42.86% n=7

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Neriv, Crackling Vanguard 3.67/5 on average, across 613 self-reports.

3.67 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Neriv, Crackling Vanguard wins, opponents flag the game as salty 76.1% of the time across 243 tracked wins.

76.1 \%

Best and worst matchups

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