Commander

Jenova, Ancient Calamity

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 30%
190 Wins
428 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Jenova, Ancient Calamity is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 619 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (190428) at an Elo of 1,553, ranking #1074 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 8240 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 30% win rate across 619 recorded Playgroup games (190 wins, 428 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: 8 days.
How many decks use Jenova, Ancient Calamity?
217 decks list Jenova, Ancient Calamity as their commander on Playgroup, of which 144 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1074
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1553
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8240
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 217
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 144
No. games played with this commander 619
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1536 Bidoob 1 1
2 1508 RuneKirt 3 1
3 1489 Mujeeb Hashim 2 0
4 1488 CausticLimit 1 0
5 1487 Roglef 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins, 67.38% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
67.38%
Non Combat Damage
20.57%
Combo
6.38%
Alternative
2.84%
Commander Damage
2.13%
Mill
0.71%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 197 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins 38.2% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.2% n=178
2
Seat 2
35.47% n=203
3
Seat 3
23.53% n=136
4
Seat 4
17.0% n=100
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins 30.64% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.64% n=173
1
1 mulligan
26.42% n=106
2
2 mulligans
37.84% n=37
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=4
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Jenova, Ancient Calamity 3.89/5 on average, across 431 self-reports.

3.89 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.0% of the time across 197 tracked wins.

68.0 \%
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%
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor commander art
46.15%
Ashling, the Limitless commander art
38.46%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
37.04%
Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
30.77%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jodah, the Unifier commander art
0.0%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
8.33%
Sonic the Hedgehog commander art
10.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
10.0%
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
18.18%