Jackal, Genius Geneticist

Global Commander Stats

25 Wins

101 Losses

Summary

Jackal, Genius Geneticist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 126 recorded Playgroup games, winning 19% of them (25–101) at an Elo of 1,430, ranking #3550 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 9 damage dealt and 0.61 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 2 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Jackal, Genius Geneticist's win rate? ▾

Jackal, Genius Geneticist has a 19% win rate across 126 recorded Playgroup games (25 wins, 101 losses).

How long do winning games with Jackal, Genius Geneticist take? ▾

Wins with Jackal, Genius Geneticist take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 1 day.

How many decks use Jackal, Genius Geneticist? ▾

49 decks list Jackal, Genius Geneticist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 36 have played at least one recorded game.

Jackal, Genius Geneticist Magic: The Gathering commander card art

Global Rank

3550

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1430

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 9

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.61

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 49

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 36

No. games played with this commander 126

Total hours played 1 day

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1534	Josh	5	2	40 %

How does this commander win?

When Jackal, Genius Geneticist wins, 61.11% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

61.11%

Commander Damage

16.67%

Non Combat Damage

11.11%

Combo

5.56%

Poison

5.56%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 25 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Jackal, Genius Geneticist wins 21.88% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

21.88% n=32

Seat 2

20.59% n=34

Seat 3

21.62% n=37

Seat 4

14.29% n=21

Seat 5

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jackal, Genius Geneticist wins 20.59% after 0 mulligans and 20.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

20.59% n=34

1 mulligan

18.75% n=32

2 mulligans

0.0% n=5

3 mulligans

20.0% n=5

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Jackal, Genius Geneticist 3.64/5 on average, across 97 self-reports.

3.64 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Jackal, Genius Geneticist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.0% of the time across 25 tracked wins.

60.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

Not enough head-to-head data yet for Jackal, Genius Geneticist. Each opposing commander needs at least ten tracked games before it shows up here.