Commander

Garland, Royal Kidnapper

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 21%
30 Wins
95 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Garland, Royal Kidnapper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 141 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (3095) at an Elo of 1,530, ranking #1443 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.48 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Garland, Royal Kidnapper's win rate?
Garland, Royal Kidnapper has a 21% win rate across 141 recorded Playgroup games (30 wins, 95 losses).
How long do winning games with Garland, Royal Kidnapper take?
Wins with Garland, Royal Kidnapper take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use Garland, Royal Kidnapper?
85 decks list Garland, Royal Kidnapper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 52 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1443
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1530
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.48
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 85
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 52
No. games played with this commander 141
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1547 TheDeerLord 1 1
2 1533 BigZeeNation 2 1
3 1525 Carlos Buendía 1 1
4 1523 Marco Tasselli 4 2
5 1489 Ivnatopa 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Garland, Royal Kidnapper wins, 50.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.0%
Non Combat Damage
32.14%
Alternative
10.71%
Commander Damage
7.14%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 31 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Garland, Royal Kidnapper wins 35.71% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.71% n=28
2
Seat 2
30.77% n=26
3
Seat 3
12.0% n=25
4
Seat 4
33.33% n=12
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=5
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Garland, Royal Kidnapper wins 10.47% after 0 mulligans and 14.29% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
10.47% n=43
1
1 mulligan
25.0% n=20
2
2 mulligans
14.29% n=7
3
3 mulligans
14.29% n=7
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Garland, Royal Kidnapper 3.77/5 on average, across 103 self-reports.

3.77 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Garland, Royal Kidnapper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 77.4% of the time across 31 tracked wins.

77.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Garland, Royal Kidnapper. 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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