Commander

Donatello, the Brains

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 30%
32 Wins
73 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Donatello, the Brains is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 105 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (3273) at an Elo of 1,398, ranking #4450 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 70 damage dealt and 0.58 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 30% win rate across 105 recorded Playgroup games (32 wins, 73 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: 1 day.
How many decks use Donatello, the Brains?
39 decks list Donatello, the Brains as their commander on Playgroup, of which 30 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4450
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1398
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 70
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.58
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 39
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 30
No. games played with this commander 105
Total hours played 1 day
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1489 WokedNoodles 1 0
2 1478 ValkyrieKane 6 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Donatello, the Brains wins, 52.38% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
52.38%
Commander Damage
33.33%
Alternative
9.52%
Combo
4.76%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 32 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Donatello, the Brains wins 41.94% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.94% n=31
2
Seat 2
40.91% n=22
3
Seat 3
20.0% n=25
4
Seat 4
17.65% n=17
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Donatello, the Brains wins 23.33% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.33% n=30
1
1 mulligan
45.45% n=22
2
2 mulligans
28.57% n=7
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Donatello, the Brains 4.4/5 on average, across 78 self-reports.

4.4 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Donatello, the Brains wins, opponents flag the game as salty 81.3% of the time across 32 tracked wins.

81.3 \%
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

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Top 5 worst matchups

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14.29%