Commander

Ardyn, the Usurper

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

Summary

Ardyn, the Usurper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 348 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (107–228) at an Elo of 1,569, ranking #907 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.61 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 348 recorded Playgroup games (107 wins, 228 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: 4 days.
How many decks use Ardyn, the Usurper?
168 decks list Ardyn, the Usurper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 108 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
907
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1569
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Commander popularity trend

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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 8
Average kills per game 0.61
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 168
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 108
No. games played with this commander 348
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1583 Light211 7 5
2 1562 BluezamX 14 5
3 1536 PhoenixBWB 2 1
4 1535 Itharian90@gmail.com 4 3
5 1531 MTGDeckDreamer 27 8
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ardyn, the Usurper wins, 56.18% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
56.18%
Non Combat Damage
26.97%
Alternative
11.24%
Combo
2.25%
Commander Damage
2.25%
Poison
1.12%
Avg win turn 9.4 based on 111 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Ardyn, the Usurper

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Ardyn, the Usurper decks that leave them out.

+6.0 pp
Top card: Shadowgrange Archfiend
# Card Lift
1
Shadowgrange Archfiend
Shadowgrange Archfiend 30 games · Signature build
+6.0 pp
2
Reanimate
Reanimate 41 games
+1.0 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?

Ardyn, the Usurper wins 33.64% of games from position 1 and 23.21% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.64% n=110
2
Seat 2
29.91% n=107
3
Seat 3
32.35% n=68
4
Seat 4
23.21% n=56
5
Seat 5
33.33% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ardyn, the Usurper wins 30.28% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.28% n=109
1
1 mulligan
27.69% n=65
2
2 mulligans
38.89% n=18
3
3 mulligans
33.33% n=6
4
4 mulligans
100.0% n=1
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 Ardyn, the Usurper 3.83/5 on average, across 259 self-reports.

3.83 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ardyn, the Usurper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 37.5% of the time across 112 tracked wins.

37.5 \%
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

Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
45.45%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
36.36%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
36.36%
Aragorn, the Uniter commander art
30.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Aragorn, the Uniter commander art
30.0%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
36.36%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
36.36%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
45.45%