Commander

Black Cat, Cunning Thief

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 35%
81 Wins
142 Losses
Overview

Summary

Black Cat, Cunning Thief is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 228 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (81–142) at an Elo of 1,579, ranking #779 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.68 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Black Cat, Cunning Thief's win rate?
Black Cat, Cunning Thief has a 35% win rate across 228 recorded Playgroup games (81 wins, 142 losses).
How long do winning games with Black Cat, Cunning Thief take?
Wins with Black Cat, Cunning Thief take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use Black Cat, Cunning Thief?
79 decks list Black Cat, Cunning Thief as their commander on Playgroup, of which 54 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
779
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1579
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.68
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 79
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 54
No. games played with this commander 228
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1558 Aedious 7 4
2 1500 ssergit 1 0
3 1486 Olli B 1 0
4 1467 Alessandro micasio 3 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Black Cat, Cunning Thief wins, 51.56% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
51.56%
Combat
26.56%
Alternative
9.38%
Mill
6.25%
Combo
3.13%
Commander Damage
3.13%
Avg win turn 9.9 based on 81 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Black Cat, Cunning Thief wins 53.13% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
53.13% n=64
2
Seat 2
26.09% n=69
3
Seat 3
34.88% n=43
4
Seat 4
23.26% n=43
5
Seat 5
50.0% n=8
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Black Cat, Cunning Thief wins 31.91% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.91% n=94
1
1 mulligan
51.28% n=39
2
2 mulligans
27.27% n=11
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=4
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Black Cat, Cunning Thief 3.89/5 on average, across 163 self-reports.

3.89 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Black Cat, Cunning Thief wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.6% of the time across 81 tracked wins.

34.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Black Cat, Cunning Thief. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Leonardo, the Balance commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Leonardo, the Balance commander art
40.0%