Commander

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness

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

Summary

Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 663 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (221441) at an Elo of 1,588, ranking #646 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1480349 damage dealt and 0.8 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 663 recorded Playgroup games (221 wins, 441 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: 9 days.
How many decks use Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness?
268 decks list Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness as their commander on Playgroup, of which 175 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
646
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1588
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1480349
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.8
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 268
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 175
No. games played with this commander 663
Total hours played 9 days
Community

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Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness wins, 74.71% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
74.71%
Commander Damage
14.12%
Alternative
5.88%
Non Combat Damage
3.53%
Combo
1.76%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 225 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.

+4.9 pp
Top card: Arcane Signet

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 37.3% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
37.3% n=185
2
Seat 2
34.5% n=200
3
Seat 3
30.26% n=152
4
Seat 4
26.36% n=110
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 36.52% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.52% n=178
1
1 mulligan
31.03% n=116
2
2 mulligans
34.38% n=32
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=12
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 3.64/5 on average, across 456 self-reports.

3.64 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ardbert, Warrior of Darkness wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.4% of the time across 226 tracked wins.

70.4 \%
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

Ashling, the Limitless commander art
53.85%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
50.0%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
44.44%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
42.86%
Tifa, Martial Artist commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups