Commander

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 30%
861 Wins
1885 Losses
Overview

Summary

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,845 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (861–1885) at an Elo of 1,532, ranking #1441 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima's win rate?
Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima has a 30% win rate across 2845 recorded Playgroup games (861 wins, 1885 losses).
How long do winning games with Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima take?
Wins with Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima?
850 decks list Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima as their commander on Playgroup, of which 553 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1441
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1532
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 4177988
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 850
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 553
No. games played with this commander 2845
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1615 Shibuuyah 5 4
2 1559 James A 2 2
3 1550 trashpanda_crafting 6 2
4 1546 alexios 5 3
5 1543 fidge 6 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins, 48.55% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
48.55%
Commander Damage
32.0%
Alternative
7.27%
Poison
5.45%
Non Combat Damage
4.55%
Combo
1.82%
Mill
0.36%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 869 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima decks that leave them out.

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Top card: Sram, Senior Edificer

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins 40.05% of games from position 1 and 10.91% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.05% n=844
2
Seat 2
31.65% n=820
3
Seat 3
27.69% n=661
4
Seat 4
18.15% n=449
5
Seat 5
10.91% n=55
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins 30.57% after 0 mulligans and 37.5% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.57% n=754
1
1 mulligan
29.07% n=535
2
2 mulligans
25.54% n=186
3
3 mulligans
14.89% n=47
4
4 mulligans
5.56% n=18
5
5 mulligans
37.5% n=4
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima 3.78/5 on average, across 1635 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.1% of the time across 873 tracked wins.

32.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

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