Commander

Lightning, Army of One

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 29%
678 Wins
1627 Losses
Overview

Summary

Lightning, Army of One is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,323 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (678–1627) at an Elo of 1,651, ranking #217 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.62 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 29% win rate across 2323 recorded Playgroup games (678 wins, 1627 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: 4 days.
How many decks use Lightning, Army of One?
811 decks list Lightning, Army of One as their commander on Playgroup, of which 534 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
217
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1651
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length < a minute
No. decks for this commander 811
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 534
No. games played with this commander 2323
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1669 Thoril Visalla 6 6
2 1612 Michael Tucker 4 4
3 1603 BiscuitStick 8 5
4 1592 Francisco López García 20 12
5 1567 ms.venancio 2 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lightning, Army of One wins, 46.22% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
46.22%
Combat
40.97%
Non Combat Damage
6.72%
Alternative
3.36%
Combo
1.68%
Poison
0.63%
Mill
0.42%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 691 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Lightning, Army of One

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Lightning, Army of One decks that leave them out.

+12.6 pp
Top card: The Aetherspark
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel 35 games
+3.9 pp
12
Commander's Plate
Commander's Plate 129 games
+3.2 pp
13
Deflecting Swat
Deflecting Swat 92 games
+2.5 pp
14
The Reaver Cleaver
The Reaver Cleaver 223 games
+2.0 pp
15
Colossus Hammer
Colossus Hammer 241 games
+1.7 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?

Lightning, Army of One wins 36.61% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.61% n=672
2
Seat 2
31.96% n=729
3
Seat 3
23.83% n=514
4
Seat 4
17.9% n=352
5
Seat 5
22.95% n=61
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Lightning, Army of One wins 30.22% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.22% n=675
1
1 mulligan
30.0% n=410
2
2 mulligans
23.05% n=128
3
3 mulligans
31.25% n=32
4
4 mulligans
15.38% n=13
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=5
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Lightning, Army of One 3.76/5 on average, across 1470 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lightning, Army of One wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.1% of the time across 698 tracked wins.

31.1 \%
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%
Yuna, Grand Summoner commander art
53.85%
Cosmic Spider-Man commander art
52.38%
Aragorn, King of Gondor commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups