Commander

Rakdos, the Showstopper

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 21%
62 Wins
220 Losses
Overview

Summary

Rakdos, the Showstopper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 286 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (62–220) at an Elo of 1,523, ranking #1644 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Rakdos, the Showstopper's win rate?
Rakdos, the Showstopper has a 21% win rate across 286 recorded Playgroup games (62 wins, 220 losses).
How long do winning games with Rakdos, the Showstopper take?
Wins with Rakdos, the Showstopper take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use Rakdos, the Showstopper?
136 decks list Rakdos, the Showstopper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 61 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1644
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1523
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 136
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 61
No. games played with this commander 286
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1500 siyashii 1 0
2 1500 Doofic1004 3 0
3 1488 Dragor 1 0
4 1477 Frostlongstroke 2 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rakdos, the Showstopper wins, 72.97% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
72.97%
Alternative
10.81%
Combo
8.11%
Non Combat Damage
8.11%
Avg win turn 10.4 based on 67 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Rakdos, the Showstopper wins 34.12% of games from position 2 and 7.14% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
17.11% n=76
2
Seat 2
34.12% n=85
3
Seat 3
15.52% n=58
4
Seat 4
23.4% n=47
5
Seat 5
7.14% n=14
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Rakdos, the Showstopper wins 18.6% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
18.6% n=129
1
1 mulligan
17.86% n=28
2
2 mulligans
16.67% n=18
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Rakdos, the Showstopper 3.72/5 on average, across 196 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Rakdos, the Showstopper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.4% of the time across 66 tracked wins.

39.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Felothar the Steadfast commander art
23.53%
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
10.0%
Zacama, Primal Calamity commander art
0.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Zacama, Primal Calamity commander art
0.0%
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
10.0%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
23.53%