Commander

Lightning, Army of One

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 27%
526 Wins
1349 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Lightning, Army of One is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,892 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (5261349) at an Elo of 1,619, ranking #379 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 1892 recorded Playgroup games (526 wins, 1349 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: about 8 hours.
How many decks use Lightning, Army of One?
645 decks list Lightning, Army of One as their commander on Playgroup, of which 412 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
379
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1619
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length < a minute
No. decks for this commander 645
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 412
No. games played with this commander 1892
Total hours played about 8 hours
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1669 Thoril Visalla 6 6
2 1604 BiscuitStick 5 4
3 1592 Francisco López García 20 7
4 1586 Michael Tucker 3 3
5 1537 Steve 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lightning, Army of One wins, 47.22% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
47.22%
Combat
39.9%
Non Combat Damage
7.07%
Alternative
3.54%
Combo
1.26%
Poison
0.76%
Mill
0.25%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 542 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.

+1.8 pp
Top card: Boros Signet
# Card Lift
1
Boros Signet
Boros Signet 151 games
+1.8 pp
2
Chandra's Ignition
Chandra's Ignition 54 games
+0.8 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 33.79% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.79% n=509
2
Seat 2
30.37% n=563
3
Seat 3
24.45% n=409
4
Seat 4
16.38% n=293
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 28.6% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.6% n=584
1
1 mulligan
27.06% n=340
2
2 mulligans
21.84% n=87
3
3 mulligans
33.33% n=27
4
4 mulligans
18.18% n=11
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 3.77/5 on average, across 1286 self-reports.

3.77 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lightning, Army of One wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.8% of the time across 547 tracked wins.

67.8 \%
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

Aragorn, King of Gondor commander art
54.55%
Cosmic Spider-Man commander art
52.63%
Yuna, Grand Summoner commander art
50.0%
Tifa, Martial Artist commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups