Commander

Negan, the Cold-Blooded

Global commander stats

All Mardu commanders

106 Wins

194 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Negan, the Cold-Blooded is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 300 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (106–194) at an Elo of 1,456, ranking #4074 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.84 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Negan, the Cold-Blooded's win rate?

Negan, the Cold-Blooded has a 35% win rate across 300 recorded Playgroup games (106 wins, 194 losses).

How long do winning games with Negan, the Cold-Blooded take?

Wins with Negan, the Cold-Blooded take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Negan, the Cold-Blooded?

163 decks list Negan, the Cold-Blooded as their commander on Playgroup, of which 83 have played at least one recorded game.

Negan, the Cold-Blooded Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4074

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1456

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.84

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 163

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 83

No. games played with this commander 300

Total hours played 4 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1513	Sejhamiik	2	1	50 %
2	1488	Phuzie	1	0	0 %
3	1481	Gorzak	3	0	0 %
4	1476	Nathan m	2	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Negan, the Cold-Blooded wins, 39.02% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

39.02%

Non Combat Damage

35.37%

Alternative

15.85%

Combo

7.32%

Commander Damage

2.44%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 115 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Negan, the Cold-Blooded wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 23.08% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.5% n=88

Seat 2

36.59% n=82

Seat 3

43.04% n=79

Seat 4

32.5% n=40

Seat 5

23.08% n=13

Seat 6

50.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Negan, the Cold-Blooded wins 45.24% after 0 mulligans and 20.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

45.24% n=126

1 mulligan

34.29% n=35

2 mulligans

23.08% n=13

3 mulligans

20.0% n=5

4 mulligans

20.0% n=5

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Negan, the Cold-Blooded 4.0/5 on average, across 234 self-reports.

4.0 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Negan, the Cold-Blooded wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.7% of the time across 115 tracked wins.

75.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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