Commander

Edgar Markov

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders
Win Rate 31%
3990 Wins
8560 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Edgar Markov is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 12,582 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (39908560) at an Elo of 1,602, ranking #523 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 51144 damage dealt and 0.66 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 12582 recorded Playgroup games (3990 wins, 8560 losses).
How long do winning games with Edgar Markov take?
Wins with Edgar Markov take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Edgar Markov?
4,143 decks list Edgar Markov as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,266 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
523
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1602
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 51144
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.66
Average turn length 1 minute
No. decks for this commander 4143
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2266
No. games played with this commander 12582
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1692 Gabriel 54 24
2 1677 Martin sandberg 8 6
3 1656 Sonourous 19 8
4 1605 On1ine 29 13
5 1595 Wraithen 7 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Edgar Markov wins, 68.68% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.68%
Non Combat Damage
16.51%
Combo
7.12%
Commander Damage
3.74%
Alternative
3.63%
Mill
0.25%
Poison
0.07%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 4121 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.

+6.3 pp
Top card: Master of Dark Rites
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Farewell
Farewell 131 games
+1.9 pp
12
Three Tree City
Three Tree City 444 games
+1.7 pp
13
Insatiable Avarice
Insatiable Avarice 43 games
+1.7 pp
14
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine 657 games
+1.3 pp
15
Pact of the Serpent
Pact of the Serpent 364 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 40.39% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.39% n=3758
2
Seat 2
33.76% n=3833
3
Seat 3
25.64% n=2828
4
Seat 4
22.25% n=1744
5
Seat 5
18.37% n=283
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=36
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Edgar Markov wins 32.22% after 0 mulligans and 40.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.22% n=5469
1
1 mulligan
30.72% n=1797
2
2 mulligans
28.14% n=590
3
3 mulligans
30.13% n=156
4
4 mulligans
20.59% n=34
5
5 mulligans
22.22% n=9
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 3.64/5 on average, across 8420 self-reports.

3.64 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Edgar Markov wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.9% of the time across 4127 tracked wins.

64.9 \%
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

Ognis, the Dragon's Lash commander art
66.67%
Grothama, All-Devouring commander art
66.67%
Odric, Lunarch Marshal commander art
62.5%
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch commander art
62.5%
Infinite Guideline Station commander art
61.11%

Top 5 worst matchups

Grimgrin, Corpse-Born commander art
0.0%
Zurgo Helmsmasher commander art
0.0%
Jan Jansen, Chaos Crafter commander art
6.67%