Commander

Joel, Resolute Survivor

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

152 Wins

365 Losses

Overview

Summary

Joel, Resolute Survivor is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 528 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (152–365) at an Elo of 1,469, ranking #4070 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 19 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Joel, Resolute Survivor's win rate?

Joel, Resolute Survivor has a 28% win rate across 528 recorded Playgroup games (152 wins, 365 losses).

How long do winning games with Joel, Resolute Survivor take?

Wins with Joel, Resolute Survivor take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Joel, Resolute Survivor?

174 decks list Joel, Resolute Survivor as their commander on Playgroup, of which 118 have played at least one recorded game.

Joel, Resolute Survivor Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4070

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1469

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Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game

Average kills per game 0.7

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 174

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 118

No. games played with this commander 528

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1598	FalconMcSquare	4	3	75 %
2	1587	GoodFellow5	42	18	43 %
3	1512	Stripes	1	1	100 %
4	1500	Oscar.mainframe908	2	0	0 %
5	1500	BSTM	2	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Joel, Resolute Survivor wins, 45.08% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

45.08%

Combat

40.16%

Commander Damage

9.02%

Combo

3.28%

Alternative

2.46%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 155 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Joel, Resolute Survivor wins 34.15% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.15% n=164

Seat 2

32.64% n=144

Seat 3

20.71% n=140

Seat 4

27.33% n=75

Seat 5

10.0% n=10

Seat 6

0.0% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Joel, Resolute Survivor wins 23.94% after 0 mulligans and 16.67% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

23.94% n=142

1 mulligan

33.33% n=102

2 mulligans

20.69% n=29

3 mulligans

0.0% n=3

4 mulligans

16.67% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Joel, Resolute Survivor 3.77/5 on average, across 383 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Joel, Resolute Survivor wins, opponents flag the game as salty 76.1% of the time across 155 tracked wins.

76.1 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Joel, Resolute Survivor. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.