Commander

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 37%
77 Wins
127 Losses
Overview

Summary

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 204 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (77–127) at an Elo of 1,607, ranking #533 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 39 damage dealt and 0.8 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher's win rate?
Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher has a 37% win rate across 204 recorded Playgroup games (77 wins, 127 losses).
How long do winning games with Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher take?
Wins with Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher?
73 decks list Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 50 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
533
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1607
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 39
Average commander damage per game 691
Average poison counters given per game
Average kills per game 0.8
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 73
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 50
No. games played with this commander 204
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1528 Settra 9 2
2 1517 Wedgi 9 3
3 1512 Rekrapus42 1 1
4 1507 lukas gustavson 10 4
5 1499 Rekrapus42 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher wins, 25.0% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
25.0%
Alternative
20.31%
Combat
18.75%
Combo
15.63%
Commander Damage
15.63%
Mill
4.69%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 78 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher wins 60.71% of games from position 2 and 16.13% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.32% n=62
2
Seat 2
60.71% n=56
3
Seat 3
20.0% n=50
4
Seat 4
16.13% n=31
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher wins 35.0% after 0 mulligans and 60.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.0% n=100
1
1 mulligan
36.67% n=30
2
2 mulligans
52.63% n=19
3
3 mulligans
60.0% n=5
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher 3.93/5 on average, across 158 self-reports.

3.93 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Vhal, Candlekeep Researcher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.9% of the time across 78 tracked wins.

35.9 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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