Commander

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 30%
700 Wins
1555 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,277 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (7001555) at an Elo of 1,529, ranking #1455 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.67 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 2277 recorded Playgroup games (700 wins, 1555 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: 26 days.
How many decks use Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima?
705 decks list Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima as their commander on Playgroup, of which 439 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1455
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1529
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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 0.67
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 705
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 439
No. games played with this commander 2277
Total hours played 26 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1541 TrueConvictionMTG 9 4
2 1533 Josh Mullins 2 1
3 1528 ragingnarwhal 2 1
4 1524 Grassy 8 4
5 1523 Legotas 4 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins, 47.93% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
47.93%
Commander Damage
31.33%
Alternative
7.88%
Poison
6.22%
Non Combat Damage
4.15%
Combo
2.07%
Mill
0.41%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 709 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.

+5.0 pp
Top card: Bojuka Bog
# Card Lift
1
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog 117 games
+5.0 pp
2
Arcane Signet
Arcane Signet 347 games
+3.4 pp
3
Cyclonic Rift
Cyclonic Rift 180 games
+3.4 pp
4
Summon: Primal Odin
Summon: Primal Odin 164 games
+2.9 pp
5
Island
Island 337 games
+1.5 pp
6
Selfless Samurai
Selfless Samurai 70 games
+0.3 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 42.22% of games from position 1 and 8.7% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.22% n=623
2
Seat 2
30.81% n=594
3
Seat 3
28.52% n=540
4
Seat 4
17.89% n=369
5
Seat 5
8.7% n=46
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins 29.85% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.85% n=593
1
1 mulligan
27.53% n=425
2
2 mulligans
25.52% n=145
3
3 mulligans
14.29% n=35
4
4 mulligans
5.88% n=17
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=3
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 1423 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima wins, opponents flag the game as salty 61.4% of the time across 713 tracked wins.

61.4 \%
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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51.72%
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50.0%