Commander

Lightning, Army of One

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 27%
486 Wins
1282 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Lightning, Army of One is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,774 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (4861282) at an Elo of 1,548, ranking #1109 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Lightning, Army of One's win rate?
Lightning, Army of One has a 27% win rate across 1774 recorded Playgroup games (486 wins, 1282 losses).
How long do winning games with Lightning, Army of One take?
Wins with Lightning, Army of One take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 1 day.
How many decks use Lightning, Army of One?
589 decks list Lightning, Army of One as their commander on Playgroup, of which 385 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1109
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1548
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length < a minute
No. decks for this commander 589
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 385
No. games played with this commander 1774
Total hours played 1 day
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1669 Thoril Visalla 6 6
2 1556 BiscuitStick 3 2
3 1550 Francisco López García 8 3
4 1525 rjmachine3 16 6
5 1518 awkseaturtle 8 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lightning, Army of One wins, 47.95% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
47.95%
Combat
38.36%
Non Combat Damage
7.4%
Alternative
3.84%
Combo
1.37%
Poison
0.82%
Mill
0.27%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 504 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Lightning, Army of One wins 33.4% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.4% n=491
2
Seat 2
29.98% n=547
3
Seat 3
24.17% n=393
4
Seat 4
16.25% n=283
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=52
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Lightning, Army of One wins 28.39% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.39% n=546
1
1 mulligan
26.37% n=311
2
2 mulligans
21.95% n=82
3
3 mulligans
34.78% n=23
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=8
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=4
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Lightning, Army of One 3.75/5 on average, across 1222 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lightning, Army of One wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.9% of the time across 507 tracked wins.

66.9 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Lightning, Army of One. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

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54.55%
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52.63%
Yuna, Grand Summoner commander art
50.0%
Tifa, Martial Artist commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy commander art
0.0%