Commander

Istvan, Butcher of Eln

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 27%
5 Wins
12 Losses
Overview

Summary

Istvan, Butcher of Eln is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 18 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (5–12) at an Elo of 1,496, ranking #3894 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Istvan, Butcher of Eln's win rate?
Istvan, Butcher of Eln has a 27% win rate across 18 recorded Playgroup games (5 wins, 12 losses).
How long do winning games with Istvan, Butcher of Eln take?
Wins with Istvan, Butcher of Eln take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 5 hours.
How many decks use Istvan, Butcher of Eln?
15 decks list Istvan, Butcher of Eln as their commander on Playgroup, of which 8 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3894
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1496
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 15
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 15
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 8
No. games played with this commander 18
Total hours played about 5 hours
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1523 DraeganDeez 1 1
2 1500 Blackrecon4567 2 1
3 1478 the-pioni 2 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Istvan, Butcher of Eln wins, 50.0% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
50.0%
Combat
25.0%
Poison
25.0%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 6 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Istvan, Butcher of Eln wins 100.0% of games from position 4 and 11.11% from position 2 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.0% n=5
2
Seat 2
11.11% n=9
3
Seat 3
33.33% n=3
4
Seat 4
100.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Istvan, Butcher of Eln wins 20.0% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
20.0% n=5
1
1 mulligan
0.0% n=2
2
2 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Istvan, Butcher of Eln 3.7/5 on average, across 10 self-reports.

3.7 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Istvan, Butcher of Eln wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.3% of the time across 6 tracked wins.

33.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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