Commander

Edgar Markov

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders
Win Rate 31%
4630 Wins
9782 Losses
Overview

Summary

Edgar Markov is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 14,707 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (4630–9782) at an Elo of 1,566, ranking #951 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 217142 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Edgar Markov's win rate?
Edgar Markov has a 31% win rate across 14707 recorded Playgroup games (4630 wins, 9782 losses).
How long do winning games with Edgar Markov take?
Wins with Edgar Markov take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Edgar Markov?
4,994 decks list Edgar Markov as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,825 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
951
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1566
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 217142
Average commander damage per game 351189
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 1 minute
No. decks for this commander 4994
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2825
No. games played with this commander 14707
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1706 Gabriel 55 25
2 1677 Martin sandberg 8 6
3 1656 Sonourous 19 8
4 1598 Atzos 8 5
5 1595 Wraithen 7 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Edgar Markov wins, 68.43% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.43%
Non Combat Damage
15.91%
Combo
7.97%
Commander Damage
3.75%
Alternative
3.59%
Mill
0.25%
Poison
0.09%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 4765 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Edgar Markov

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

+4.7 pp
Top card: Dusk Legion Sergeant
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Blind Obedience
Blind Obedience 191 games
+1.7 pp
12
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog 837 games
+1.7 pp
13
Charismatic Conqueror
Charismatic Conqueror 1,288 games
+1.5 pp
14
Mondrak, Glory Dominus
Mondrak, Glory Dominus 175 games
+1.3 pp
15
Veinwitch Coven
Veinwitch Coven 116 games
+1.2 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?

Edgar Markov wins 39.81% of games from position 1 and 16.22% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.81% n=4522
2
Seat 2
33.55% n=4599
3
Seat 3
25.28% n=3259
4
Seat 4
21.66% n=1969
5
Seat 5
18.59% n=312
6
Seat 6
16.22% n=37
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Edgar Markov wins 32.18% after 0 mulligans and 40.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.18% n=6055
1
1 mulligan
30.85% n=2201
2
2 mulligans
28.05% n=745
3
3 mulligans
33.18% n=211
4
4 mulligans
20.0% n=40
5
5 mulligans
36.36% n=11
6
6 mulligans
40.0% n=5
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Edgar Markov 3.65/5 on average, across 9453 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Edgar Markov wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.5% of the time across 4782 tracked wins.

34.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Grothama, All-Devouring commander art
66.67%
Ognis, the Dragon's Lash commander art
64.71%
Cayth, Famed Mechanist commander art
63.64%
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch commander art
61.11%

Top 5 worst matchups

Zurgo Helmsmasher commander art
0.0%
Darien, King of Kjeldor commander art
0.0%
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born commander art
0.0%
Reyhan, Last of the Abzan commander art
5.56%