Commander

Jenova, Ancient Calamity

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

Summary

Jenova, Ancient Calamity is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 841 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (263–554) at an Elo of 1,420, ranking #4960 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 12231 damage dealt and 0.59 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 841 recorded Playgroup games (263 wins, 554 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?
289 decks list Jenova, Ancient Calamity as their commander on Playgroup, of which 189 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4960
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1420
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 12231
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.59
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 289
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 189
No. games played with this commander 841
Total hours played 10 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1629 Arasmas 12 6
2 1597 Dr_Worm 4 4
3 1556 hfry 5 3
4 1556 TheCoastIsBen 9 4
5 1539 Rudolf R. 1 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
21.16%
Combo
4.76%
Commander Damage
2.65%
Alternative
2.12%
Poison
1.59%
Mill
1.06%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 271 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.

+8.8 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 41.92% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.92% n=260
2
Seat 2
34.68% n=284
3
Seat 3
20.69% n=174
4
Seat 4
17.05% n=132
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins 32.26% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.26% n=217
1
1 mulligan
26.67% n=150
2
2 mulligans
37.74% n=53
3
3 mulligans
10.0% n=10
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 3.88/5 on average, across 545 self-reports.

3.88 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins, opponents flag the game as salty 24.4% of the time across 270 tracked wins.

24.4 \%
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
61.54%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
54.55%
The Wandering Minstrel commander art
54.55%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
46.15%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 12 games
41.67%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jodah, the Unifier commander art
0.0%
Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 14 games
7.14%
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King commander art
10.0%
Tom Bombadil commander art
Tom Bombadil 14 games
14.29%
Caesar, Legion's Emperor commander art
15.0%