Commander

Silverquill, the Disputant

Global commander stats

All Orzhov commanders

256 Wins

577 Losses

Overview

Summary

Silverquill, the Disputant is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 849 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (256–577) at an Elo of 1,576, ranking #781 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 19 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Silverquill, the Disputant's win rate?

Silverquill, the Disputant has a 30% win rate across 849 recorded Playgroup games (256 wins, 577 losses).

How long do winning games with Silverquill, the Disputant take?

Wins with Silverquill, the Disputant take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Silverquill, the Disputant?

348 decks list Silverquill, the Disputant as their commander on Playgroup, of which 255 have played at least one recorded game.

Silverquill, the Disputant Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

781

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1576

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.7

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 348

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 255

No. games played with this commander 849

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1595	AstragoR	6	3	60 %
2	1561	SassyPants	1	1	100 %
3	1553	Eon36	16	8	50 %
4	1544	lacrimeee	3	2	67 %
5	1532	Soulsounds	2	2	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Silverquill, the Disputant wins, 47.27% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

47.27%

Non Combat Damage

40.61%

Combo

3.64%

Commander Damage

3.64%

Alternative

3.64%

Poison

0.61%

Mill

0.61%

Avg win turn 8.7 based on 257 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Silverquill, the Disputant

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Silverquill, the Disputant decks that leave them out.

+9.9 pp

Top card: Afterlife Insurance

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Afterlife Insurance 93 games	+9.9 pp	93
2	Secure the Wastes 117 games	+5.5 pp	117
3	Skullclamp 136 games	+4.9 pp	136
4	Blood Artist 81 games	+4.5 pp	81
5	Bitterblossom 94 games	+4.2 pp	94
6	Anguished Unmaking 106 games	+4.1 pp	106
7	Lingering Souls 100 games	+4.1 pp	100
8	Torment of Hailfire 90 games	+4.0 pp	90
9	Will of the Mardu 113 games	+3.7 pp	113
10	Sedgemoor Witch 146 games	+3.1 pp	146

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Erode 72 games	+2.3 pp	72
12	Bastion of Remembrance 82 games	+2.3 pp	82
13	Godless Shrine 134 games	+2.1 pp	134
14	Deadly Rollick 74 games	+1.1 pp	74
15	Blot Out the Sky 77 games	+0.3 pp	77

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Silverquill, the Disputant wins 35.74% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.74% n=277

Seat 2

32.42% n=236

Seat 3

26.46% n=189

Seat 4

24.79% n=117

Seat 5

15.63% n=16

Seat 6

0.0% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Silverquill, the Disputant wins 24.37% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

24.37% n=238

1 mulligan

31.08% n=148

2 mulligans

35.0% n=60

3 mulligans

18.75% n=16

4 mulligans

0.0% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Silverquill, the Disputant 3.74/5 on average, across 580 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Silverquill, the Disputant wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.5% of the time across 260 tracked wins.

71.5 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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