Commander

Jenova, Ancient Calamity

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

Summary

Jenova, Ancient Calamity is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 658 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (206449) at an Elo of 1,567, ranking #885 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7866 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 658 recorded Playgroup games (206 wins, 449 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?
232 decks list Jenova, Ancient Calamity as their commander on Playgroup, of which 152 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
885
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1567
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7866
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 232
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 152
No. games played with this commander 658
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1604 Arasmas 6 4
2 1549 Jayden 1 1
3 1511 Bidoob 3 1
4 1508 RuneKirt 3 1
5 1500 Lagen 2 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
21.33%
Combo
6.0%
Commander Damage
2.67%
Alternative
2.67%
Mill
0.67%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 210 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.

+7.3 pp
Top card: Arcane Signet
# Card Lift
1
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet 61 games
+7.3 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 40.11% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.11% n=187
2
Seat 2
35.1% n=208
3
Seat 3
23.53% n=136
4
Seat 4
16.35% n=104
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins 32.04% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.04% n=181
1
1 mulligan
25.22% n=115
2
2 mulligans
39.47% n=38
3
3 mulligans
16.67% n=6
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 454 self-reports.

3.89 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Jenova, Ancient Calamity wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.9% of the time across 209 tracked wins.

69.9 \%
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 Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 10 games
50.0%
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor commander art
46.15%
Ashling, the Limitless commander art
38.46%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
37.04%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jodah, the Unifier commander art
0.0%
Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 11 games
9.09%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
10.0%
Sonic the Hedgehog commander art
10.0%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
14.29%