Commander

Neriv, Crackling Vanguard

Global commander stats

All Mardu commanders Featured in Tarkir Dragonstorm

242 Wins

570 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Neriv, Crackling Vanguard is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 812 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (242–570) at an Elo of 1,593, ranking #598 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Aug 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 812 recorded Playgroup games (242 wins, 570 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?

205 decks list Neriv, Crackling Vanguard as their commander on Playgroup, of which 168 have played at least one recorded game.

Neriv, Crackling Vanguard Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

598

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1593

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.63

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 205

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 168

No. games played with this commander 812

Total hours played 11 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1556	Crystalscourge	14	6	43 %
2	1523	Krystof Holan	4	3	75 %
3	1507	Joanigl97	2	1	50 %
4	1469	Razgriz	5	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Neriv, Crackling Vanguard wins, 72.19% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

72.19%

Non Combat Damage

14.97%

Alternative

5.88%

Commander Damage

5.35%

Combo

1.07%

Mill

0.53%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 249 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Neriv, Crackling Vanguard wins 34.39% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.39% n=253

Seat 2

29.59% n=267

Seat 3

24.04% n=183

Seat 4

30.28% n=109

Seat 5

16.67% n=18

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Neriv, Crackling Vanguard wins 31.56% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.56% n=244

1 mulligan

31.45% n=124

2 mulligans

24.49% n=49

3 mulligans

37.5% n=8

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

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 620 self-reports.

3.67 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Neriv, Crackling Vanguard wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.5% of the time across 249 tracked wins.

75.5 \%

Head to head

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.