Commander

Knuckles the Echidna

Global commander stats

All Red commanders

146 Wins

397 Losses

Overview

Summary

Knuckles the Echidna is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 566 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (146–397) at an Elo of 1,502, ranking #2046 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 1420489 damage dealt and 0.59 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Knuckles the Echidna's win rate?

Knuckles the Echidna has a 25% win rate across 566 recorded Playgroup games (146 wins, 397 losses).

How long do winning games with Knuckles the Echidna take?

Wins with Knuckles the Echidna take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 months.

How many decks use Knuckles the Echidna?

203 decks list Knuckles the Echidna as their commander on Playgroup, of which 145 have played at least one recorded game.

Knuckles the Echidna Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

2046

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1502

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1420489

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 33

Average kills per game 0.59

Average turn length 24 minutes

No. decks for this commander 203

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 145

No. games played with this commander 566

Total hours played 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1548	Msjackson	1	0	0 %
2	1542	Gilliamcolm	5	2	40 %
3	1537	Transient	16	6	44 %
4	1536	Tyler Revels	1	1	100 %
5	1517	Clotheslinebob	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Knuckles the Echidna wins, 35.29% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

35.29%

Combat

33.33%

Alternative

13.73%

Non Combat Damage

12.75%

Combo

2.94%

Poison

0.98%

Mill

0.98%

Avg win turn 7.5 based on 150 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Knuckles the Echidna wins 35.11% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.11% n=178

Seat 2

30.43% n=184

Seat 3

15.65% n=147

Seat 4

12.32% n=69

Seat 5

0.0% n=4

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Knuckles the Echidna wins 25.14% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

25.14% n=179

1 mulligan

20.24% n=84

2 mulligans

24.32% n=37

3 mulligans

50.0% n=6

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

5 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Knuckles the Echidna 3.69/5 on average, across 388 self-reports.

3.69 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Knuckles the Echidna wins, opponents flag the game as salty 41.6% of the time across 149 tracked wins.

41.6 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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