Commander

Ardyn, the Usurper

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 30%
73 Wins
169 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Ardyn, the Usurper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 242 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (73169) at an Elo of 1,541, ranking #1207 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ardyn, the Usurper's win rate?
Ardyn, the Usurper has a 30% win rate across 242 recorded Playgroup games (73 wins, 169 losses).
How long do winning games with Ardyn, the Usurper take?
Wins with Ardyn, the Usurper take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use Ardyn, the Usurper?
114 decks list Ardyn, the Usurper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 73 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1207
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1541
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 8
Average kills per game 0.7
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 114
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 73
No. games played with this commander 242
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1528 BluezamX 13 4
2 1492 MTGDeckDreamer 22 6
3 1488 xKillerKellerx 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ardyn, the Usurper wins, 57.81% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
57.81%
Non Combat Damage
26.56%
Alternative
12.5%
Commander Damage
1.56%
Poison
1.56%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 77 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ardyn, the Usurper wins 37.5% of games from position 5 and 21.74% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.35% n=68
2
Seat 2
28.99% n=69
3
Seat 3
36.54% n=52
4
Seat 4
21.74% n=46
5
Seat 5
37.5% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ardyn, the Usurper wins 32.56% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.56% n=86
1
1 mulligan
34.15% n=41
2
2 mulligans
27.27% n=11
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=3
4
4 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ardyn, the Usurper 3.88/5 on average, across 191 self-reports.

3.88 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ardyn, the Usurper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 80.5% of the time across 77 tracked wins.

80.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

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36.36%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
30.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
30.0%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
36.36%