Commander

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 31%
647 Wins
1427 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,085 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (6471427) at an Elo of 1,538, ranking #1293 globally.

Wins average 9 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 Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima's win rate?
Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima has a 31% win rate across 2085 recorded Playgroup games (647 wins, 1427 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: 24 days.
How many decks use Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima?
607 decks list Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima as their commander on Playgroup, of which 396 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1293
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1538
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.68
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 607
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 396
No. games played with this commander 2085
Total hours played 24 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1557 Cameron Lau 21 8
2 1541 TrueConvictionMTG 9 4
3 1536 GonzoMagnus 1 1
4 1523 Legotas 4 1
5 1512 Immortel 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins, 47.65% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
47.65%
Commander Damage
31.32%
Alternative
8.28%
Poison
5.82%
Non Combat Damage
4.25%
Combo
2.24%
Mill
0.45%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 655 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.

+5.6 pp
Top card: Swamp
# Card Lift
1
Swamp
Swamp 211 games
+5.6 pp
2
Plains
Plains 211 games
+5.6 pp
3
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog 104 games
+5.3 pp
4
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift 158 games
+3.4 pp
5
Summon: Primal Odin
Summon: Primal Odin 144 games
+1.7 pp
6
Island
Island 295 games
+1.3 pp
7
Ghostly Flicker
Ghostly Flicker 64 games
+0.2 pp

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 43.13% of games from position 1 and 8.89% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.13% n=582
2
Seat 2
30.05% n=559
3
Seat 3
29.19% n=507
4
Seat 4
18.0% n=350
5
Seat 5
8.89% n=45
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins 30.45% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.45% n=532
1
1 mulligan
27.95% n=390
2
2 mulligans
25.0% n=132
3
3 mulligans
10.0% n=30
4
4 mulligans
8.33% n=12
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
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 1311 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.2% of the time across 660 tracked wins.

60.2 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

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54.55%
Tom Bombadil commander art
Tom Bombadil 11 games
54.55%
Kratos, Stoic Father commander art
51.85%
Katara, the Fearless commander art
50.0%
Maralen, Fae Ascendant commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups