Commander

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 31%
538 Wins
1160 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,707 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (5381160) at an Elo of 1,552, ranking #1065 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 857455 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen's win rate?
Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen has a 31% win rate across 1707 recorded Playgroup games (538 wins, 1160 losses).
How long do winning games with Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen take?
Wins with Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 21 days.
How many decks use Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen?
674 decks list Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen as their commander on Playgroup, of which 349 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1065
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1552
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 857455
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.54
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 674
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 349
No. games played with this commander 1707
Total hours played 21 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1737 RemusTheKing 21 14
2 1635 Juggaloguy 19 17
3 1617 Drajul 55 36
4 1566 Abyssssssss 5 5
5 1549 Lamackin 4 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen wins, 27.43% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
27.43%
Alternative
27.18%
Non Combat Damage
23.94%
Combo
9.73%
Mill
4.24%
Commander Damage
3.74%
Poison
3.74%
Avg win turn 10.4 based on 551 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen decks that leave them out.

+7.1 pp
Top card: Solemn Simulacrum
# Card Lift
1
Solemn Simulacrum
Solemn Simulacrum 67 games · Signature build
+7.1 pp
2
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act 87 games
+2.9 pp
3
Crumbling Necropolis
Crumbling Necropolis 80 games
+2.3 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?

Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen wins 35.16% of games from position 1 and 22.92% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.16% n=512
2
Seat 2
32.53% n=495
3
Seat 3
26.76% n=370
4
Seat 4
24.17% n=240
5
Seat 5
22.92% n=48
6
Seat 6
33.33% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen wins 31.91% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.91% n=843
1
1 mulligan
28.88% n=232
2
2 mulligans
23.75% n=80
3
3 mulligans
26.09% n=23
4
4 mulligans
66.67% n=6
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen 3.75/5 on average, across 1237 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.8% of the time across 551 tracked wins.

72.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Nicol Bolas, the Ravager // Nicol Bolas, the Arisen. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa commander art
65.0%
Aragorn, King of Gondor commander art
58.33%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
54.55%
Sliver Overlord commander art
Sliver Overlord 13 games
53.85%
Yurlok of Scorch Thrash commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups