Commander

Thranduil, the Elvenking

Global commander stats {B} {G} {U} All Sultai commanders
Win Rate 29%
252 Wins
536 Losses
Overview

Summary

Thranduil, the Elvenking is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 867 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (252–536) at an Elo of 1,473, ranking #4013 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3676545 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Thranduil, the Elvenking's win rate?
Thranduil, the Elvenking has a 29% win rate across 867 recorded Playgroup games (252 wins, 536 losses).
How long do winning games with Thranduil, the Elvenking take?
Wins with Thranduil, the Elvenking take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 11 days.
How many decks use Thranduil, the Elvenking?
529 decks list Thranduil, the Elvenking as their commander on Playgroup, of which 346 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4013
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1473
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3676545
Average commander damage per game 16
Average poison counters given per game 14
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 529
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 346
No. games played with this commander 867
Total hours played 11 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1590 Kyuwon 5 4
2 1581 SebbyBoy 6 3
3 1558 GriMace 4 2
4 1554 shadowykiller 5 5
5 1549 Darknight1589 4 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Thranduil, the Elvenking wins, 62.36% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
62.36%
Non Combat Damage
14.61%
Combo
11.24%
Commander Damage
5.06%
Poison
2.81%
Alternative
2.81%
Mill
1.12%
Avg win turn 8.0 based on 247 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Thranduil, the Elvenking

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

+6.2 pp
Top card: Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
# Card Lift
1
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler
Tyvar, Jubilant Brawler 138 games
+6.2 pp
2
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord
Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 132 games
+5.7 pp
3
Underrealm Lich
Underrealm Lich 113 games
+5.5 pp
4
Elvish Mystic
Elvish Mystic 162 games
+4.0 pp
5
Tyvar, the Pummeler
Tyvar, the Pummeler 151 games
+1.7 pp

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?

Thranduil, the Elvenking wins 40.0% of games from position 5 and 20.79% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.17% n=300
2
Seat 2
28.6% n=264
3
Seat 3
23.89% n=180
4
Seat 4
20.79% n=101
5
Seat 5
40.0% n=10
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Thranduil, the Elvenking wins 28.05% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.05% n=246
1
1 mulligan
30.11% n=176
2
2 mulligans
33.33% n=45
3
3 mulligans
18.75% n=16
4
4 mulligans
71.43% n=7
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Thranduil, the Elvenking 3.66/5 on average, across 494 self-reports.

3.66 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Thranduil, the Elvenking wins, opponents flag the game as salty 82.1% of the time across 251 tracked wins.

82.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
54.55%
Kaalia of the Vast commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Kratos, God of War commander art
0.0%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 19 games
5.26%
Smaug the Impenetrable commander art
10.0%
Celes, Rune Knight commander art
10.0%