Commander

Haldan, Avid Arcanist

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 31%
150 Wins
322 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Haldan, Avid Arcanist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 472 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (150322) at an Elo of 1,699, ranking #58 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.88 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Haldan, Avid Arcanist's win rate?
Haldan, Avid Arcanist has a 31% win rate across 472 recorded Playgroup games (150 wins, 322 losses).
How long do winning games with Haldan, Avid Arcanist take?
Wins with Haldan, Avid Arcanist take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.
How many decks use Haldan, Avid Arcanist?
247 decks list Haldan, Avid Arcanist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 114 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
58
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1699
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.88
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 247
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 114
No. games played with this commander 472
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1658 Krevin 17 10
2 1550 Zoejja 4 2
3 1544 Swiz 10 4
4 1525 carlosdaniel 2 1
5 1512 lilwashu 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Haldan, Avid Arcanist wins, 59.09% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
59.09%
Combat
29.09%
Alternative
6.36%
Non Combat Damage
4.55%
Mill
0.91%
Avg win turn 9.1 based on 150 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Haldan, Avid Arcanist

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

+0.8 pp
Top card: Memory Lapse
# Card Lift
1
Memory Lapse
Memory Lapse 62 games · Signature build
+0.8 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?

Haldan, Avid Arcanist wins 40.0% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.89% n=126
2
Seat 2
31.25% n=128
3
Seat 3
25.51% n=98
4
Seat 4
21.35% n=89
5
Seat 5
40.0% n=20
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Haldan, Avid Arcanist wins 31.25% after 0 mulligans and 40.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.25% n=224
1
1 mulligan
39.56% n=91
2
2 mulligans
15.63% n=32
3
3 mulligans
40.0% n=10
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Haldan, Avid Arcanist 3.76/5 on average, across 316 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Haldan, Avid Arcanist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 61.3% of the time across 150 tracked wins.

61.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Katilda, Dawnhart Prime commander art
50.0%
Sefris of the Hidden Ways commander art
43.48%
Zedruu the Greathearted commander art
35.29%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
33.33%
Captain N'ghathrod commander art
30.77%

Top 5 worst matchups

Tayam, Luminous Enigma commander art
10.0%
Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
15.79%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh commander art
16.67%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
21.43%
Brudiclad, Telchor Engineer commander art
27.27%