Commander

Noctis, Prince of Lucis

Global commander stats

All Esper commanders

221 Wins

613 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Noctis, Prince of Lucis is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 834 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (221–613) at an Elo of 1,581, ranking #746 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.4 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Noctis, Prince of Lucis's win rate?

Noctis, Prince of Lucis has a 26% win rate across 834 recorded Playgroup games (221 wins, 613 losses).

How long do winning games with Noctis, Prince of Lucis take?

Wins with Noctis, Prince of Lucis take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.

How many decks use Noctis, Prince of Lucis?

248 decks list Noctis, Prince of Lucis as their commander on Playgroup, of which 155 have played at least one recorded game.

Noctis, Prince of Lucis Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

746

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1581

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 11

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.4

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 248

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 155

No. games played with this commander 834

Total hours played 9 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1514	Zeddex	2	1	50 %
2	1411	Joebaby	18	2	11 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Noctis, Prince of Lucis wins, 32.72% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

32.72%

Combat

20.37%

Combo

19.14%

Alternative

14.81%

Commander Damage

10.49%

Poison

1.23%

Mill

1.23%

Avg win turn 8.3 based on 227 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Noctis, Prince of Lucis wins 37.66% of games from position 1 and 11.76% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.66% n=231

Seat 2

23.36% n=244

Seat 3

24.51% n=204

Seat 4

14.62% n=130

Seat 5

11.76% n=17

Seat 6

25.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Noctis, Prince of Lucis wins 30.13% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.13% n=239

1 mulligan

26.35% n=148

2 mulligans

23.26% n=43

3 mulligans

38.89% n=18

4 mulligans

0.0% n=4

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Noctis, Prince of Lucis 3.41/5 on average, across 515 self-reports.

3.41 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Noctis, Prince of Lucis wins, opponents flag the game as salty 56.6% of the time across 226 tracked wins.

56.6 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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