Commander

Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

Global commander stats {W} {B} All Orzhov commanders
Win Rate 36%
209 Wins
314 Losses
Overview

Summary

Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 579 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (209–314) at an Elo of 1,635, ranking #316 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel's win rate?
Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel has a 36% win rate across 579 recorded Playgroup games (209 wins, 314 losses).
How long do winning games with Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel take?
Wins with Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.
How many decks use Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel?
258 decks list Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel as their commander on Playgroup, of which 188 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
316
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1635
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.58
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 258
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 188
No. games played with this commander 579
Total hours played 9 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1663 Xdecifer 9 6
2 1609 Josh Goodrum 14 9
3 1592 Falko 11 6
4 1568 Theboneman 3 2
5 1567 nightmare33 6 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel wins, 36.75% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
36.75%
Combo
24.1%
Combat
21.69%
Alternative
16.27%
Commander Damage
0.6%
Mill
0.6%
Avg win turn 8.0 based on 197 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel

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

+9.3 pp
Top card: Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
# Card Lift
1
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff
Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff 113 games
+9.3 pp
2
Urza's Saga
Urza's Saga 46 games
+3.5 pp
3
Scrubland
Scrubland 96 games
+3.0 pp
4
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine 160 games
+2.9 pp
5
Caves of Koilos
Caves of Koilos 132 games
+2.3 pp
6
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog 85 games
+1.4 pp
7
Anguished Unmaking
Anguished Unmaking 104 games
+0.1 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?

Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 32.71% from position 2 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.82% n=174
2
Seat 2
32.71% n=188
3
Seat 3
33.5% n=100
4
Seat 4
35.44% n=79
5
Seat 5
50.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel wins 35.96% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.96% n=114
1
1 mulligan
34.03% n=72
2
2 mulligans
23.68% n=38
3
3 mulligans
42.86% n=7
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=4
5
5 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, Ghost Counsel 3.85/5 on average, across 260 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Niv-Mizzet, Ghost Counsel wins, opponents flag the game as salty 6.8% of the time across 207 tracked wins.

6.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Atraxa, Praetors' Voice commander art
45.0%
Jace, Multiverse Architect commander art
40.74%
Vraska, Soul of Stone commander art
40.0%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy commander art
36.36%

Top 5 worst matchups