Commander

Kelsien, the Plague

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

Summary

Kelsien, the Plague is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,135 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (352–775) at an Elo of 1,648, ranking #227 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.69 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 31% win rate across 1135 recorded Playgroup games (352 wins, 775 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: 14 days.
How many decks use Kelsien, the Plague?
453 decks list Kelsien, the Plague as their commander on Playgroup, of which 232 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
227
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1648
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 453
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 232
No. games played with this commander 1135
Total hours played 14 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
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4 1537 Wedgi 3 2
5 1535 Danny 2 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kelsien, the Plague wins, 47.64% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
47.64%
Combat
35.83%
Alternative
7.87%
Non Combat Damage
3.54%
Combo
3.15%
Poison
1.18%
Mill
0.79%
Avg win turn 10.1 based on 356 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.

+4.1 pp
Top card: Exotic Orchard
# Card Lift
1
Exotic Orchard
Exotic Orchard 77 games
+4.1 pp
2
Morbid Opportunist
Morbid Opportunist 112 games
+2.7 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 36.49% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.49% n=285
2
Seat 2
35.16% n=310
3
Seat 3
25.56% n=270
4
Seat 4
23.01% n=176
5
Seat 5
22.58% n=31
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kelsien, the Plague wins 30.34% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.34% n=534
1
1 mulligan
31.12% n=143
2
2 mulligans
35.71% n=42
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=12
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 3.71/5 on average, across 706 self-reports.

3.71 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Kelsien, the Plague wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.2% of the time across 358 tracked wins.

35.2 \%
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

Omo, Queen of Vesuva commander art
63.64%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
58.33%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 25 games
56.0%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
50.0%
Lord Windgrace commander art
Lord Windgrace 20 games
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
6.25%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
7.14%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 24 games
8.33%
Rakdos, Lord of Riots commander art
8.33%