Commander

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner

Global commander stats

All Dimir commanders

87 Wins

176 Losses

Overview

Summary

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 270 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (87–176) at an Elo of 1,523, ranking #1653 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.55 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 5 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Doctor Octopus, Master Planner's win rate?

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner has a 32% win rate across 270 recorded Playgroup games (87 wins, 176 losses).

How long do winning games with Doctor Octopus, Master Planner take?

Wins with Doctor Octopus, Master Planner take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.

How many decks use Doctor Octopus, Master Planner?

105 decks list Doctor Octopus, Master Planner as their commander on Playgroup, of which 65 have played at least one recorded game.

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1653

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1523

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.55

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 105

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 65

No. games played with this commander 270

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1524	Roody	1	1	100 %
2	1500	Yokaiq_p	2	1	50 %
3	1500	Beav21	1	0	0 %
4	1489	Ephoenix27ttv	1	0	0 %
5	1488	Ryland Gregory	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner wins, 76.56% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

76.56%

Poison

9.38%

Non Combat Damage

6.25%

Alternative

4.69%

Commander Damage

3.13%

Avg win turn 9.9 based on 89 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Doctor Octopus, Master Planner wins 45.35% of games from position 1 and 17.86% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

45.35% n=86

Seat 2

29.67% n=91

Seat 3

26.67% n=60

Seat 4

17.86% n=28

Seat 5

25.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Doctor Octopus, Master Planner wins 26.76% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

26.76% n=71

1 mulligan

27.5% n=40

2 mulligans

20.0% n=10

3 mulligans

33.33% n=6

4 mulligans

66.67% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Doctor Octopus, Master Planner 3.79/5 on average, across 151 self-reports.

3.79 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Doctor Octopus, Master Planner wins, opponents flag the game as salty 14.6% of the time across 89 tracked wins.

14.6 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Doctor Octopus, Master Planner. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.