Commander

Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Global commander stats

All Izzet commanders

1478 Wins

2766 Losses

Overview

Summary

Niv-Mizzet, Parun is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,281 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (1478–2766) at an Elo of 1,657, ranking #195 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 28 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Niv-Mizzet, Parun's win rate?

Niv-Mizzet, Parun has a 34% win rate across 4281 recorded Playgroup games (1478 wins, 2766 losses).

How long do winning games with Niv-Mizzet, Parun take?

Wins with Niv-Mizzet, Parun take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.

How many decks use Niv-Mizzet, Parun?

1,715 decks list Niv-Mizzet, Parun as their commander on Playgroup, of which 827 have played at least one recorded game.

Niv-Mizzet, Parun Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

195

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1657

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.69

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1715

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 827

No. games played with this commander 4281

Total hours played about 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1680	Aquilagryphon	17	9	56 %
2	1617	jjobes	5	4	80 %
3	1589	Olvr	11	5	45 %
4	1586	The Wambat	6	4	67 %
5	1581	Longintism	8	4	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Niv-Mizzet, Parun wins, 47.22% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

47.22%

Combo

27.35%

Combat

15.16%

Alternative

5.66%

Commander Damage

3.36%

Mill

0.86%

Poison

0.38%

Avg win turn 8.7 based on 1517 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Niv-Mizzet, Parun

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Niv-Mizzet, Parun decks that leave them out.

+6.4 pp

Top card: Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Ojer Axonil, Deepest Might // Temple of Power 123 games	+6.4 pp	123
2	Sapphire Medallion Signature build 70 games · Signature build	+4.6 pp	70
3	Rapid Hybridization 156 games	+3.6 pp	156
4	Lotus Petal Signature build 51 games · Signature build	+2.8 pp	51
5	Lightning Greaves 93 games	+1.3 pp	93
6	Urabrask // The Great Work Signature build 71 games · Signature build	+1.1 pp	71
7	Mystic Remora 163 games	+0.8 pp	163
8	Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch 60 games	+0.5 pp	60
9	Vivi Ornitier 79 games	+0.4 pp	79
10	Shivan Reef 319 games	+0.3 pp	319

Show 1 more (ranks 11-11)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Confidence	Games
11	Training Center 278 games	+0.0 pp		278

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?

Niv-Mizzet, Parun wins 42.86% of games from position 6 and 25.09% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.82% n=1277

Seat 2

33.68% n=1308

Seat 3

31.55% n=984

Seat 4

25.09% n=534

Seat 5

31.33% n=83

Seat 6

42.86% n=7

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Niv-Mizzet, Parun wins 35.98% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.98% n=2072

1 mulligan

32.78% n=598

2 mulligans

31.38% n=196

3 mulligans

16.33% n=49

4 mulligans

45.45% n=11

5 mulligans

100.0% n=2

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Niv-Mizzet, Parun 3.68/5 on average, across 2854 self-reports.

3.68 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Niv-Mizzet, Parun wins, opponents flag the game as salty 41.4% of the time across 1521 tracked wins.

41.4 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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