Commander

Squall, SeeD Mercenary

Global commander stats

All Orzhov commanders

302 Wins

746 Losses

Overview

Summary

Squall, SeeD Mercenary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,062 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (302–746) at an Elo of 1,504, ranking #2010 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Squall, SeeD Mercenary's win rate?

Squall, SeeD Mercenary has a 28% win rate across 1062 recorded Playgroup games (302 wins, 746 losses).

How long do winning games with Squall, SeeD Mercenary take?

Wins with Squall, SeeD Mercenary take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 13 days.

How many decks use Squall, SeeD Mercenary?

353 decks list Squall, SeeD Mercenary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 227 have played at least one recorded game.

Squall, SeeD Mercenary Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

2010

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1504

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 9

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.6

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 353

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 227

No. games played with this commander 1062

Total hours played 13 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1593	DannyOrnitier	12	5	45 %
2	1543	Haxcross	38	11	31 %
3	1536	SEEMS	1	1	100 %
4	1531	fir3fly	6	3	60 %
5	1527	Dyhendrix0626	1	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Squall, SeeD Mercenary wins, 55.42% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

55.42%

Combat

32.08%

Non Combat Damage

5.83%

Combo

3.75%

Alternative

2.5%

Mill

0.42%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 310 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Squall, SeeD Mercenary

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Squall, SeeD Mercenary decks that leave them out.

+12.1 pp

Top card: Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff 42 games	+12.1 pp	42
2	Demon's Disciple 64 games	+10.6 pp	64
3	Loran of the Third Path 59 games	+10.6 pp	59
4	Ghostly Prison 40 games	+1.5 pp	40
5	Selfless Savior 47 games	+1.4 pp	47
6	Command Tower 115 games	+1.4 pp	115
7	Esper Sentinel 40 games	+0.8 pp	40
8	Ripples of Undeath 65 games	+0.1 pp	65

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?

Squall, SeeD Mercenary wins 35.06% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.77% n=328

Seat 2

35.06% n=328

Seat 3

20.49% n=244

Seat 4

22.6% n=146

Seat 5

25.0% n=16

Seat 6

0.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Squall, SeeD Mercenary wins 28.43% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.43% n=313

1 mulligan

30.77% n=195

2 mulligans

20.69% n=58

3 mulligans

8.33% n=12

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Squall, SeeD Mercenary 3.8/5 on average, across 738 self-reports.

3.8 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Squall, SeeD Mercenary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.1% of the time across 311 tracked wins.

34.1 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Squall, SeeD Mercenary. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.