Commander

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

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

Summary

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 723 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (242–470) at an Elo of 1,616, ranking #407 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1342743 damage dealt and 0.78 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 723 recorded Playgroup games (242 wins, 470 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: 10 days.
How many decks use Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness?
297 decks list Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness as their commander on Playgroup, of which 194 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
407
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1616
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1342743
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 297
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 194
No. games played with this commander 723
Total hours played 10 days
Community

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5 1536 Remitos26 4 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness wins, 75.27% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
75.27%
Commander Damage
14.29%
Alternative
4.95%
Non Combat Damage
3.3%
Combo
2.2%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 246 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.

+4.7 pp
Top card: Arcane Signet
# Card Lift
1
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet 123 games
+4.7 pp
2
Legions to Ashes
Legions to Ashes 92 games
+3.0 pp
3
Mortify
Mortify 114 games
+2.1 pp
4
Mangara, the Diplomat
Mangara, the Diplomat 64 games
+1.4 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 40.15% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.15% n=203
2
Seat 2
36.15% n=231
3
Seat 3
29.34% n=167
4
Seat 4
26.89% n=119
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 35.18% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.18% n=199
1
1 mulligan
31.35% n=126
2
2 mulligans
33.33% n=33
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=14
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 3.67/5 on average, across 496 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.1% of the time across 247 tracked wins.

72.1 \%
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

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50.0%
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50.0%
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