Commander

Donatello, the Brains

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

Summary

Donatello, the Brains is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 159 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (52106) at an Elo of 1,435, ranking #4345 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 53 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 32% win rate across 159 recorded Playgroup games (52 wins, 106 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?
46 decks list Donatello, the Brains as their commander on Playgroup, of which 34 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4345
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1435
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 53
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 46
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 34
No. games played with this commander 159
Total hours played 1 day
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1512 ZzM4GiCzZ 3 1
2 1509 Ramescuo 3 2
3 1495 ValkyrieKane 17 8
4 1489 WokedNoodles 1 0
5 1472 neosaxon 3 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Donatello, the Brains wins, 52.94% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
52.94%
Commander Damage
35.29%
Alternative
8.82%
Combo
2.94%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 50 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Donatello, the Brains wins 41.03% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.03% n=39
2
Seat 2
38.71% n=31
3
Seat 3
20.0% n=30
4
Seat 4
13.64% n=22
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Donatello, the Brains wins 25.0% after 0 mulligans and 20.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
25.0% n=44
1
1 mulligan
50.0% n=28
2
2 mulligans
44.44% n=9
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 4.3/5 on average, across 102 self-reports.

4.3 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Donatello, the Brains wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.1% of the time across 52 tracked wins.

73.1 \%
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

Ashling, the Limitless commander art
50.0%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
31.58%
Terra, Herald of Hope commander art
14.29%
Mirko, Obsessive Theorist commander art
8.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist commander art
8.33%
Terra, Herald of Hope commander art
14.29%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
31.58%
Ashling, the Limitless commander art
50.0%