Commander

Molecule Man

Global commander stats

All Colorless commanders

108 Wins

204 Losses

Overview

Summary

Molecule Man is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 353 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (108–204) at an Elo of 1,410, ranking #5082 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.4 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Molecule Man's win rate?

Molecule Man has a 30% win rate across 353 recorded Playgroup games (108 wins, 204 losses).

How long do winning games with Molecule Man take?

Wins with Molecule Man take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.

How many decks use Molecule Man?

182 decks list Molecule Man as their commander on Playgroup, of which 119 have played at least one recorded game.

Molecule Man Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

5082

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1410

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 7

Average kills per game 0.4

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 182

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 119

No. games played with this commander 353

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1589	bubbadu	9	5	56 %
2	1566	Aedricthebard	7	4	57 %
3	1529	TeddyS	5	3	60 %
4	1523	WardenCale	2	1	50 %
5	1512	Nimble	1	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Molecule Man wins, 74.19% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

74.19%

Alternative

12.9%

Commander Damage

4.84%

Poison

4.84%

Non Combat Damage

3.23%

Avg win turn 8.4 based on 108 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Molecule Man

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

+17.1 pp

Top card: Ulamog, the Defiler

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Ulamog, the Defiler 119 games	+17.1 pp	119
2	Ugin, Eye of the Storms 89 games	+13.3 pp	89
3	Mikokoro, Center of the Sea 78 games	+11.6 pp	78
4	Crystal Vein 51 games	+11.1 pp	51
5	Talon Gates of Madara 30 games	+10.3 pp	30
6	Darksteel Monolith 97 games	+10.3 pp	97
7	Geier Reach Sanitarium 85 games	+10.1 pp	85
8	Palantír of Orthanc 37 games	+8.5 pp	37
9	Eldrazi Confluence 41 games	+7.5 pp	41
10	Zhalfirin Void 52 games	+6.9 pp	52

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Mishra's Bauble 49 games	+5.8 pp	49
12	Zenith Chronicler 31 games	+5.6 pp	31
13	Sensei's Divining Top 110 games	+5.2 pp	110
14	Ugin's Labyrinth 100 games	+5.2 pp	100
15	Planetarium of Wan Shi Tong 57 games	+5.0 pp	57

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?

Molecule Man wins 35.14% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.14% n=111

Seat 2

33.33% n=123

Seat 3

26.67% n=60

Seat 4

27.45% n=51

Seat 5

0.0% n=4

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Molecule Man wins 27.42% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

27.42% n=93

1 mulligan

44.44% n=72

2 mulligans

27.5% n=20

3 mulligans

25.0% n=8

4 mulligans

14.29% n=7

5 mulligans

33.33% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Molecule Man 3.82/5 on average, across 152 self-reports.

3.82 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Molecule Man wins, opponents flag the game as salty 22.2% of the time across 108 tracked wins.

22.2 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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