Commander

Ares, God of War

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 26%
52 Wins
135 Losses
Overview

Summary

Ares, God of War is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 200 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (52–135) at an Elo of 1,392, ranking #5336 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.31 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ares, God of War's win rate?
Ares, God of War has a 26% win rate across 200 recorded Playgroup games (52 wins, 135 losses).
How long do winning games with Ares, God of War take?
Wins with Ares, God of War take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use Ares, God of War?
110 decks list Ares, God of War as their commander on Playgroup, of which 67 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
5336
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1392
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.31
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 110
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 67
No. games played with this commander 200
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1524 JokerJester5 1 1
2 1512 Autism_won17 2 2
3 1512 samuel_mincer@yahoo.com 1 1
4 1504 Rezok 4 2
5 1500 HelHitos 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ares, God of War wins, 65.22% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
65.22%
Non Combat Damage
13.04%
Commander Damage
8.7%
Alternative
8.7%
Combo
4.35%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 53 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ares, God of War wins 42.54% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.54% n=67
2
Seat 2
24.68% n=79
3
Seat 3
9.09% n=33
4
Seat 4
10.0% n=20
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ares, God of War wins 33.33% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
33.33% n=69
1
1 mulligan
32.98% n=47
2
2 mulligans
18.18% n=11
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 Ares, God of War 3.78/5 on average, across 102 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ares, God of War wins, opponents flag the game as salty 11.3% of the time across 53 tracked wins.

11.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Ares, God of War. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
51.72%

Top 5 worst matchups

Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
51.72%