Commander

Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

Global commander stats

All Orzhov commanders

223 Wins

446 Losses

Overview

Summary

Wernog, Rider's Chaplain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 672 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (223–446) at an Elo of 1,630, ranking #356 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 20 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Wernog, Rider's Chaplain's win rate?

Wernog, Rider's Chaplain has a 33% win rate across 672 recorded Playgroup games (223 wins, 446 losses).

How long do winning games with Wernog, Rider's Chaplain take?

Wins with Wernog, Rider's Chaplain take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Wernog, Rider's Chaplain?

310 decks list Wernog, Rider's Chaplain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 185 have played at least one recorded game.

Wernog, Rider's Chaplain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

356

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1630

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 2

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.72

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 310

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 185

No. games played with this commander 672

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1654	Silverfox24	31	13	43 %
2	1560	Feenan	10	4	40 %
3	1536	Uomocondor	6	2	40 %
4	1533	tlor	1	1	100 %
5	1530	BrandonHese	5	2	40 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Wernog, Rider's Chaplain wins, 37.27% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

37.27%

Combat

29.81%

Combo

15.53%

Alternative

8.7%

Poison

6.21%

Commander Damage

1.86%

Mill

0.62%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 228 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Wernog, Rider's Chaplain wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 24.39% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.58% n=156

Seat 2

35.75% n=193

Seat 3

29.9% n=194

Seat 4

24.39% n=123

Seat 5

38.46% n=13

Seat 6

100.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Wernog, Rider's Chaplain wins 30.57% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.57% n=314

1 mulligan

33.9% n=118

2 mulligans

30.43% n=46

3 mulligans

25.0% n=16

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

6 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Wernog, Rider's Chaplain 3.62/5 on average, across 469 self-reports.

3.62 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Wernog, Rider's Chaplain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 26.0% of the time across 231 tracked wins.

26.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Wernog, Rider's Chaplain. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.