Commander

Jenova, Ancient Calamity

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 31%
231 Wins
485 Losses
Overview

Summary

Jenova, Ancient Calamity is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 725 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (231485) at an Elo of 1,564, ranking #929 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 8024 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Jenova, Ancient Calamity's win rate?
Jenova, Ancient Calamity has a 31% win rate across 725 recorded Playgroup games (231 wins, 485 losses).
How long do winning games with Jenova, Ancient Calamity take?
Wins with Jenova, Ancient Calamity take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.
How many decks use Jenova, Ancient Calamity?
253 decks list Jenova, Ancient Calamity as their commander on Playgroup, of which 161 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
929
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1564
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8024
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.6
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 253
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 161
No. games played with this commander 725
Total hours played 9 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1592 Arasmas 8 4
2 1577 Dr_Worm 3 3
3 1572 TheCoastIsBen 5 3
4 1511 Bidoob 3 1
5 1508 RuneKirt 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins, 66.67% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
66.67%
Non Combat Damage
21.05%
Combo
5.26%
Commander Damage
2.92%
Alternative
2.34%
Mill
1.17%
Poison
0.58%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 239 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Jenova, Ancient Calamity

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

+8.7 pp
Top card: Undergrowth Stadium
# Card Lift
1
Undergrowth Stadium
Undergrowth Stadium 50 games
+8.7 pp
2
Ouroboroid
Ouroboroid 38 games
+1.9 pp
3
Vernal Fen
Vernal Fen 44 games
+0.6 pp
4
Sphere Grid
Sphere Grid 34 games
+0.6 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?

Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins 41.11% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.11% n=225
2
Seat 2
35.74% n=242
3
Seat 3
23.23% n=155
4
Seat 4
15.93% n=113
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins 33.16% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
33.16% n=193
1
1 mulligan
26.38% n=127
2
2 mulligans
38.1% n=42
3
3 mulligans
14.29% n=7
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Jenova, Ancient Calamity 3.9/5 on average, across 500 self-reports.

3.9 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.7% of the time across 238 tracked wins.

72.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Aloy, Savior of Meridian commander art
58.33%
The Wandering Minstrel commander art
54.55%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
54.55%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
46.15%
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor commander art
46.15%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jodah, the Unifier commander art
0.0%
Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 12 games
8.33%
Tom Bombadil commander art
Tom Bombadil 11 games
9.09%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
12.5%