Commander

Kelsien, the Plague

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders
Win Rate 30%
320 Wins
718 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Kelsien, the Plague is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,038 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (320718) at an Elo of 1,572, ranking #841 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kelsien, the Plague's win rate?
Kelsien, the Plague has a 30% win rate across 1038 recorded Playgroup games (320 wins, 718 losses).
How long do winning games with Kelsien, the Plague take?
Wins with Kelsien, the Plague take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 12 days.
How many decks use Kelsien, the Plague?
410 decks list Kelsien, the Plague as their commander on Playgroup, of which 204 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
841
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1572
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.7
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 410
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 204
No. games played with this commander 1038
Total hours played 12 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1588 Kyrmaal 3 3
2 1568 BasedxDog 14 6
3 1538 Emjaykay 2 1
4 1515 Wedgi 2 1
5 1513 fck.luck 12 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kelsien, the Plague wins, 47.58% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
47.58%
Combat
34.8%
Alternative
8.37%
Non Combat Damage
3.96%
Combo
3.08%
Poison
1.32%
Mill
0.88%
Avg win turn 10.2 based on 327 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Kelsien, the Plague

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

+3.2 pp
Top card: Exotic Orchard
# Card Lift
1
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard 59 games · Signature build
+3.2 pp
2
Morbid Opportunist
Morbid Opportunist 78 games
+0.2 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?

Kelsien, the Plague wins 36.5% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.5% n=263
2
Seat 2
35.0% n=280
3
Seat 3
24.4% n=250
4
Seat 4
23.72% n=156
5
Seat 5
23.33% n=30
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kelsien, the Plague wins 30.89% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.89% n=518
1
1 mulligan
29.23% n=130
2
2 mulligans
38.89% n=36
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=9
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kelsien, the Plague 3.73/5 on average, across 645 self-reports.

3.73 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Kelsien, the Plague wins, opponents flag the game as salty 53.5% of the time across 327 tracked wins.

53.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
60.0%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 24 games
54.17%
Lord Windgrace commander art
Lord Windgrace 19 games
52.63%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
6.67%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
7.69%
Rakdos, Lord of Riots commander art
8.33%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 23 games
8.7%
Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
9.09%