Commander

Donatello, the Brains

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 33%
75 Wins
148 Losses
Overview

Summary

Donatello, the Brains is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 225 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (75–148) at an Elo of 1,480, ranking #3950 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 40 damage dealt and 0.52 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Donatello, the Brains's win rate?
Donatello, the Brains has a 33% win rate across 225 recorded Playgroup games (75 wins, 148 losses).
How long do winning games with Donatello, the Brains take?
Wins with Donatello, the Brains take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use Donatello, the Brains?
51 decks list Donatello, the Brains as their commander on Playgroup, of which 42 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3950
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1480
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 40
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 51
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 42
No. games played with this commander 225
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1512 ZzM4GiCzZ 3 1
2 1498 ValkyrieKane 23 11
3 1489 WokedNoodles 1 0
4 1488 PastorPhoenix 1 0
5 1460 neosaxon 4 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Donatello, the Brains wins, 56.82% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
56.82%
Commander Damage
34.09%
Alternative
6.82%
Combo
2.27%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 74 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Donatello, the Brains wins 45.07% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
45.07% n=71
2
Seat 2
35.06% n=77
3
Seat 3
25.0% n=46
4
Seat 4
12.9% n=31
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Donatello, the Brains wins 24.0% after 0 mulligans and 20.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.0% n=50
1
1 mulligan
45.95% n=37
2
2 mulligans
40.0% n=10
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=5
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Donatello, the Brains 4.2/5 on average, across 134 self-reports.

4.2 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Donatello, the Brains wins, opponents flag the game as salty 18.4% of the time across 76 tracked wins.

18.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Top 5 worst matchups

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