Commander

Joel, Resolute Survivor

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 30%
147 Wins
342 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Joel, Resolute Survivor is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 490 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (147342) at an Elo of 1,560, ranking #994 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Joel, Resolute Survivor's win rate?
Joel, Resolute Survivor has a 30% win rate across 490 recorded Playgroup games (147 wins, 342 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: 6 days.
How many decks use Joel, Resolute Survivor?
158 decks list Joel, Resolute Survivor as their commander on Playgroup, of which 113 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
994
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1560
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game
Average kills per game 0.73
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 158
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 113
No. games played with this commander 490
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1598 FalconMcSquare 4 3
2 1538 GoodFellow5 38 16
3 1512 Stripes 1 1
4 1500 BSTM 2 0
5 1500 catoplepas 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Joel, Resolute Survivor wins, 45.22% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
45.22%
Combat
40.87%
Commander Damage
7.83%
Combo
3.48%
Alternative
2.61%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 148 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Joel, Resolute Survivor wins 36.0% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.0% n=150
2
Seat 2
33.59% n=128
3
Seat 3
20.31% n=128
4
Seat 4
28.57% n=70
5
Seat 5
11.11% n=9
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Joel, Resolute Survivor wins 23.66% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.66% n=131
1
1 mulligan
38.37% n=86
2
2 mulligans
21.43% n=28
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=3
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
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 358 self-reports.

3.77 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Joel, Resolute Survivor wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.5% of the time across 147 tracked wins.

75.5 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

Auntie Ool, Cursewretch commander art
54.55%
Kratos, Stoic Father commander art
41.18%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 18 games
38.89%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 16 games
37.5%

Top 5 worst matchups

Betor, Kin to All commander art
13.33%
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
16.67%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
20.0%
Jaws, Relentless Predator commander art
20.0%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 14 games
21.43%