Illustrated by Jesper Ejsing · Commander Legends; Illustrated by Eric Deschamps · Commander Legends · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · Image via Scryfall
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Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar / Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator
What 42 pilots play, from 74 entries in cEDH events of 16 or more players over the last 3 months.
42 pilots74 entries6 July 2026 to 4 October 2026Tournament data from TopDeck.gg
Updated 4 October 2026 from TopDeck.gg · refreshed twice a day · public lists in cEDH events of 16 or more players
What Hidden lists means
Entries whose list was hidden on TopDeck. They are not counted anywhere. This is their share of all entries, public or hidden, over the last 3 months.
Overview
Conversion
What Conversion means
Of the entries in events that had a top cut, the share that reached it. All decks is the same figure for every commander in the same events.
Kediss / Malcolm beat all decks in 4 of 5 months, at events of 16 or more players.
31.4% of Kediss / Malcolm entries reached the top cut over the last 3 months. All decks: 24.4%. Kediss / Malcolm is 7 points ahead. 22 of 70 entries in events with a top cut.
What Likely range means
From 70 entries the true share is most likely between 22% and 43%
All decks: The same figure for every commander in the same events, so you can see how this deck compares with the average deck. Counted by calendar month: August to October 2026.
- Kediss / Malcolm
- All decks, same events
- Kediss / Malcolm ahead
- Kediss / Malcolm behind
Each dot is a month: Kediss / Malcolm’s entries that reached the top cut, of its entries in events with a cut. Hollow when under 20. Every month since the data starts is shown; the figures above count the last 3 months. * October so far. † April partial: the data starts inside it.
Kediss / Malcolm reached the top cut more often than 50 of the 62 other commanders with 50 or more entries.
What Compared with other commanders means
Among commanders with 50 or more entries in events with a top cut, how many convert less often than this one and how many more often. Always at events of 16 or more players.
Compared over August to October 2026. Every figure
Pilots
What Pilots means
Players who brought this commander to a cEDH event over the last 3 months, in events of 16 or more players, with a public list. One list per pilot, the newest.
42
42 pilots brought 74 entries over the last 3 months. Each pilot counts once, by their newest list.
Wins
322 top cuts
Events finished in first place.
Share of all entries
What Share means
This commander's entries as a share of every entry with a public list over the last 3 months, in events of 16 or more players.
0.4%
What Place means
This commander's place when every commander over the last 3 months is ordered by entries. Shown from 50 entries. Always at events of 16 or more players.
Top cuts
22of 70 entries
Entries that finished inside their event's top cut.
Rising this month
What Rising means
Cards played by at least 8 points more of pilots this month than over 3 months, in events of 16 or more players. Counts come first: how many of the 21 pilots this month play the card, and how many of the 42 over 3 months.
17 of the 21 pilots this month play Mistrise Village. Over 3 months it was 25 of 42.
+21 points, up from 59.5% to 81.0%
Also rising
- Lightning Bolt10 of 21 pilots this month · +17 points
- City of Traitors20 of 21 pilots this month · +16 points
- Mockingbird11 of 21 pilots this month · +16 points
- Trickbind8 of 21 pilots this month · +14 points
- Into the Flood Maw19 of 21 pilots this month · +11 points
and 12 more rising
Falling this month
- Ingenious Artillerist3 of 21 · −17 points
- Gifts Ungiven1 of 21 · −16 points
- Blades of Velis Vel3 of 21 · −15 points
- Mana Confluence15 of 21 · −15 points
- Blasphemous Act1 of 21 · −12 points
and 16 more falling
Always this month against the last 3 months, whichever months you pick above. Card images courtesy of Scryfall.
What moved
What What moved means
Cards that changed tier between the last 3 months and the last 6 months, and the week of the newest tournament.
34 cards changed tier in the week of 28 Sep, Niv-Mizzet, Parun out of Core. 12 top 4 finishes over the last 3 months.
Latest finishes
What Top 4 finishes means
Top 4 finishes in the months chosen, at the event size picked.
Niv-Mizzet, Parun, Core to Near-core, 33 of 42 pilots
Weftstalker Ardent, Near-core to Core, 35 of 42 pilots
Pyroblast, Core to Near-core, 33 of 42 pilots
The three largest moves compare the last 3 months with the last 6 months. Card images courtesy of Scryfall.
Every change
Tier changes
From: the last 6 months. To: the last 3 months.
| Card | From | To | Pilots then | Pilots now |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niv-Mizzet, Parun | Core | Near-core | 48 of 58 | 33 of 42 |
| Weftstalker Ardent | Near-core | Core | 46 of 58 | 35 of 42 |
| Pyroblast | Core | Near-core | 47 of 58 | 33 of 42 |
| Bloodstained Mire | Near-core | Core | 46 of 58 | 34 of 42 |
| Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer | Near-core | Core | 46 of 58 | 34 of 42 |
| Cyclonic Rift | Near-core | Common | 36 of 58 | 22 of 42 |
| Seat of the Synod | Fringe | Common | 22 of 58 | 20 of 42 |
| Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs | Near-core | Common | 38 of 58 | 24 of 42 |
| Sunshot Militia | Fringe | Common | 21 of 58 | 18 of 42 |
| Lion's Eye Diamond | Common | Near-core | 34 of 58 | 27 of 42 |
| Brain Freeze | Common | Near-core | 33 of 58 | 26 of 42 |
| Dispel | Common | Fringe | 25 of 58 | 16 of 42 |
| Sudden Substitution | Fringe | Spice | 7 of 58 | 3 of 42 |
| Mistrise Village | Near-core | Common | 37 of 58 | 25 of 42 |
| Whir of Invention | Fringe | Spice | 8 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Final Fortune | Near-core | Common | 35 of 58 | 24 of 42 |
| Horizon of Progress | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 3 of 42 |
| Miscast | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 3 of 42 |
| Spell Pierce | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 3 of 42 |
| Sea Gate Restoration // Sea Gate, Reborn | Fringe | Common | 22 of 58 | 17 of 42 |
| Chaos Mutation | Fringe | Spice | 7 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Emergence Zone | Fringe | Spice | 7 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Flashback | Fringe | Spice | 7 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Long-Term Plans | Fringe | Spice | 7 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| March of Swirling Mist | Fringe | Spice | 7 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Reality Scramble | Fringe | Spice | 7 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands | Fringe | Spice | 7 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Cursed Totem | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Daze | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Merchant Scroll | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Narset's Reversal | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Plaza of Heroes | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Vaan, Street Thief | Fringe | Spice | 6 of 58 | 4 of 42 |
| Drift of Phantasms | Near-core | Common | 35 of 58 | 25 of 42 |
Top 4 finishes
| Date | Event | Players | Standing | Pilot | List |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 Oct 2026 | Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - cEDH | 16 | 3rd · Top 4 | Van Geit Dries | List |
| 26 Sep 2026 | CEDH Win-A-Dual | 22 | 3rd · Top 4 | Zachary Seltzer | List |
| 20 Sep 2026 | Commander - EU CHAMPIONSHIP QUALIFIER | 30 | Win | Van Geit Dries | List |
| 20 Sep 2026 | King of Games Series 18 | 38 | 2nd · Top 4 | Doug Buchanan | List |
| 19 Sep 2026 | Battlegrounds cEDH Monthly September | 25 | 3rd · Top 4 | James Coleman | List |
| 12 Sep 2026 | BOO! for a Badlands | 33 | 2nd · Top 4 | Thomas Lowe | List |
| 12 Sep 2026 | Duke City Games Las Cruces CEDH 3k | 33 | 3rd · Top 4 | Joshua Kim | List |
| 5 Sep 2026 | Commander Invitational Qualifier - Mana & Monsters | 17 | 4th · Top 4 | Kendell Bozell | List |
| 22 Aug 2026 | Commander Invitational Qualifier - TCGCon Huntsville | 44 | 3rd · Top 4 | Obscurity | List |
| 22 Aug 2026 | DDM Monthly League #4 | 27 | 4th · Top 4 | Claudio Ireland | List |
| 9 Aug 2026 | CEDH Duel for a Dual | 63 | Win | Taylor Key | List |
| 24 Jul 2026 | Columbus 2026 - cEDH Last Chance Trial 2 | 18 | Win | Kendell Bozell | List |
Every figure
By months, events of 16 or more players
| Months | Pilots What Pilots meansPlayers who brought this commander to a cEDH event over the last 3 months, in events of 16 or more players, with a public list. One list per pilot, the newest. | Entries What Entries meansTournament entries with a public list, in cEDH events of 16 or more players, over the last 3 months. Entries whose list was hidden are not counted anywhere. | Entries in events with a top cut What Entries in events with a cut meansEntries in events that had a top cut. Conversion is counted over these, since an event without a cut gives no one a top cut to reach. | Top cuts What Top cuts meansEntries that finished inside their event's top cut. | Wins What Wins meansEvents finished in first place. | Conversion What Conversion meansOf the entries in events that had a top cut, the share that reached it. All decks is the same figure for every commander in the same events. | All decks What All decks meansThe same figure for every commander in the same events, so you can see how this deck compares with the average deck. Counted by calendar month: August to October 2026. | Gap What Gap meansThe difference in points between this commander's conversion and all decks', both rounded to whole percent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 month | 21 | 29 | 26 | 11 | 1 | 42.3% | 24.4% | +18 points |
| 3 months (shown) | 42 | 74 | 70 | 22 | 3 | 31.4% | 24.4% | +7 points |
| 6 months | 58 | 131 | 125 | 43 | 6 | 34.4% | 24.1% | +10 points |
| 1 year | 58 | 131 | 125 | 43 | 6 | 34.4% | 24.1% | +10 points |
By event size, 3 months
| Event size | Pilots What Pilots meansPlayers who brought this commander to a cEDH event over the last 3 months, in events of 16 or more players, with a public list. One list per pilot, the newest. | Entries What Entries meansTournament entries with a public list, in cEDH events of 16 or more players, over the last 3 months. Entries whose list was hidden are not counted anywhere. | Entries in events with a top cut What Entries in events with a cut meansEntries in events that had a top cut. Conversion is counted over these, since an event without a cut gives no one a top cut to reach. | Top cuts What Top cuts meansEntries that finished inside their event's top cut. | Wins What Wins meansEvents finished in first place. | Conversion What Conversion meansOf the entries in events that had a top cut, the share that reached it. All decks is the same figure for every commander in the same events. | All decks What All decks meansThe same figure for every commander in the same events, so you can see how this deck compares with the average deck. Counted by calendar month: August to October 2026. | Gap What Gap meansThe difference in points between this commander's conversion and all decks', both rounded to whole percent. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 or more players (shown) | 42 | 74 | 70 | 22 | 3 | 31.4% | 24.4% | +7 points |
| 32 or more players | 31 | 51 | 51 | 15 | 1 | 29.4% | 22.6% | +6 points |
| 50 or more players | 21 | 26 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 23.1% | 20.3% | +3 points |
What Lists means
The public lists shown: every entry of the months chosen at the event size chosen.
What Made the cut means
Lists that finished inside their event's top cut.
What Won means
Lists that won their event.
Mirari // Competitive record
The Trophy
Cabinet
Every Kediss / Malcolm finish in events of 16 or more players. Every pilot who converted.
One shared competitive history.
Every finish since 2 May 2026, in events of 16 or more players.
The record in figures
Top 16 finishes
44
Entries that finished 5th to 16th, counted only in events of more than 16 players, where 16th is not every seat. A top 4 or a win is counted in its own tile, never here as well.
Top 4 finishes
19
Entries that finished 2nd, 3rd or 4th. A win is counted as a championship, never as a top 4 as well.
Championships
6
Entries that won the event, first place in the event.
Conversion
What Conversion means
Of the entries in events that had a top cut, the share that reached it. From 125 entries the true share is most likely between 27% and 43%.
34.4%
43 of 125 entries reached the top cut
The Cabinet
35 pilots
Listed by finishes: wins, then top 4s, then top 16s. An order, not a rank.
- Best: ChampionTop 16 3Top 4 1Wins 2
Kendell Bozell
- Best: ChampionTop 16 1Top 4 1Wins 2
Van Geit Dries
- Best: ChampionTop 16 2Top 4 —Wins 1
Matt Whitney
- Best: ChampionTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins 1
Taylor Key
- Best: Runner-upTop 16 1Top 4 3Wins —
Claudio Ireland
- Best: Runner-upTop 16 —Top 4 2Wins —
Brandon Driscoll
- Best: 3rdTop 16 4Top 4 1Wins —
Shauna Gilles
- Best: 4thTop 16 3Top 4 1Wins —
Noah Etienne
CTN
- Best: 3rdTop 16 2Top 4 1Wins —
Obscurity
- Best: 3rdTop 16 2Top 4 1Wins —
Skoiler
- Best: Runner-upTop 16 1Top 4 1Wins —
Doug Buchanan
- Best: Runner-upTop 16 1Top 4 1Wins —
Sean Carr
- Best: 3rdTop 16 1Top 4 1Wins —
Stephen Reynolds
- Best: Runner-upTop 16 1Top 4 1Wins —
Thomas Lowe
- Best: 3rdTop 16 —Top 4 1Wins —
James Coleman
- Best: 3rdTop 16 —Top 4 1Wins —
Joshua Kim
- Best: 3rdTop 16 —Top 4 1Wins —
Levi C
- Best: 3rdTop 16 —Top 4 1Wins —
Zachary Seltzer
- Best: 11thTop 16 3Top 4 —Wins —
David Quinn
- Best: 6thTop 16 3Top 4 —Wins —
Jordan Ardoin
- Best: 8thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Aaron Brooks
- Best: 11thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Ani Jackson
- Best: 14thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Barry Dunn III
- Best: 9thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Brennan VanMeter
- Best: 10thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
César Pestana
- Best: 8thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Eevo
- Best: 14thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
James easley
- Best: 15thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Lloyd H Naorbe
- Best: 8thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Manuel Romero
- Best: 13thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Parth Patel
- Best: 14thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Princeep
- Best: 8thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Sylwester Twardowski
- Best: 16thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
Victor Estrada
- Best: 12thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
gilbaugh
- Best: 7thTop 16 1Top 4 —Wins —
🥞Kevin Scott (E+1)
The shelf
Every win, and who brought it home
58 pilots have taken Kediss / Malcolm to 121 events of 16 or more players; 6 of their entries won. 8 new this month.
What New pilots means
Pilots whose first entry with this commander on TopDeck, at any event size, was in the last month.
Newest finish: 3rd at Emjati's Eternal Sunday III - cEDH, Oct 4, 2026, Van Geit Dries
What this covers
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