Commander

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Global commander stats {W} {B} All Orzhov commanders
Win Rate 33%
287 Wins
556 Losses
Overview

Summary

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 854 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (287–556) at an Elo of 1,521, ranking #1686 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1148393 damage dealt and 0.75 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness's win rate?
Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness has a 33% win rate across 854 recorded Playgroup games (287 wins, 556 losses).
How long do winning games with Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness take?
Wins with Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 11 days.
How many decks use Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness?
342 decks list Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness as their commander on Playgroup, of which 225 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1686
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1521
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1148393
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.75
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 342
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 225
No. games played with this commander 854
Total hours played 11 days
Community

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Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness wins, 76.1% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
76.1%
Commander Damage
14.15%
Alternative
4.88%
Non Combat Damage
2.93%
Combo
1.95%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 291 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness decks that leave them out.

+3.2 pp
Top card: Mortify
# Card Lift
1
Mortify
Mortify 156 games
+3.2 pp
2
Legions to Ashes
Legions to Ashes 113 games
+2.9 pp
3
Despark
Despark 176 games
+1.6 pp
4
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet 176 games
+1.5 pp
5
Squall, SeeD Mercenary
Squall, SeeD Mercenary 102 games
+0.4 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?

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness wins 41.21% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.21% n=239
2
Seat 2
35.66% n=279
3
Seat 3
28.43% n=197
4
Seat 4
26.67% n=135
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=7
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness wins 35.93% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.93% n=231
1
1 mulligan
34.59% n=146
2
2 mulligans
27.91% n=43
3
3 mulligans
46.67% n=15
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness 3.68/5 on average, across 560 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness wins, opponents flag the game as salty 30.8% of the time across 292 tracked wins.

30.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
50.0%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
50.0%
Terra, Herald of Hope commander art
47.06%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
42.86%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
42.86%

Top 5 worst matchups