Commander

Jenova, Ancient Calamity

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

Summary

Jenova, Ancient Calamity is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 785 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (248–517) at an Elo of 1,508, ranking #1905 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 12889 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 785 recorded Playgroup games (248 wins, 517 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: 10 days.
How many decks use Jenova, Ancient Calamity?
274 decks list Jenova, Ancient Calamity as their commander on Playgroup, of which 176 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1905
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1508
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 12889
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.6
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 274
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 176
No. games played with this commander 785
Total hours played 10 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1602 Arasmas 11 5
2 1577 Dr_Worm 3 3
3 1570 hfry 4 3
4 1570 TheCoastIsBen 8 4
5 1539 Rudolf R. 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins, 67.22% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
67.22%
Non Combat Damage
21.11%
Combo
5.0%
Commander Damage
2.78%
Alternative
2.22%
Mill
1.11%
Poison
0.56%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 255 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.

+11.0 pp
Top card: Incubation Druid

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 42.36% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.36% n=242
2
Seat 2
35.58% n=260
3
Seat 3
20.61% n=165
4
Seat 4
16.4% n=125
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins 32.2% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.2% n=205
1
1 mulligan
26.45% n=138
2
2 mulligans
37.5% n=48
3
3 mulligans
11.11% n=9
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 522 self-reports.

3.9 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins, opponents flag the game as salty 25.5% of the time across 255 tracked wins.

25.5 \%
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%
Tom Bombadil commander art
Tom Bombadil 13 games
7.69%
Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 12 games
8.33%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
15.38%