Commander

Ardyn, the Usurper

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 29%
96 Wins
215 Losses
Overview

Summary

Ardyn, the Usurper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 323 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (96–215) at an Elo of 1,583, ranking #702 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ardyn, the Usurper's win rate?
Ardyn, the Usurper has a 29% win rate across 323 recorded Playgroup games (96 wins, 215 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?
159 decks list Ardyn, the Usurper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 103 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
702
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1583
Trend

Global Elo trend

Loading...
Trend

Commander popularity trend

Loading...
Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 8
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 159
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 103
No. games played with this commander 323
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1562 BluezamX 14 5
2 1542 Light211 5 3
3 1536 PhoenixBWB 1 1
4 1531 MTGDeckDreamer 27 8
5 1524 ebranonVI 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ardyn, the Usurper wins, 54.88% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
54.88%
Non Combat Damage
28.05%
Alternative
10.98%
Combo
2.44%
Commander Damage
2.44%
Poison
1.22%
Avg win turn 9.7 based on 100 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ardyn, the Usurper wins 37.5% of games from position 5 and 21.82% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.35% n=102
2
Seat 2
28.13% n=96
3
Seat 3
33.85% n=65
4
Seat 4
21.82% n=55
5
Seat 5
37.5% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ardyn, the Usurper wins 31.07% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.07% n=103
1
1 mulligan
27.12% n=59
2
2 mulligans
35.29% n=17
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=5
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 3.84/5 on average, across 243 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
🧂

Opponent salt

When Ardyn, the Usurper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 82.2% of the time across 101 tracked wins.

82.2 \%
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%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
36.36%
Aragorn, the Uniter commander art
30.0%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
30.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

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