Commander

Balmor, Battlemage Captain

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 26%
100 Wins
281 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Balmor, Battlemage Captain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 381 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (100281) at an Elo of 1,516, ranking #1668 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Balmor, Battlemage Captain's win rate?
Balmor, Battlemage Captain has a 26% win rate across 381 recorded Playgroup games (100 wins, 281 losses).
How long do winning games with Balmor, Battlemage Captain take?
Wins with Balmor, Battlemage Captain take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use Balmor, Battlemage Captain?
177 decks list Balmor, Battlemage Captain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 107 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1668
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1516
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 177
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 107
No. games played with this commander 381
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1500 Mirco 1 0
2 1499 Plucka 3 1
3 1492 Average Joe_e 5 1
4 1477 Salemoche 2 0
5 1448 Besovti 5 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Balmor, Battlemage Captain wins, 83.61% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
83.61%
Commander Damage
8.2%
Non Combat Damage
6.56%
Alternative
1.64%
Avg win turn 8.4 based on 101 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Balmor, Battlemage Captain wins 29.25% of games from position 1 and 12.5% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.25% n=106
2
Seat 2
24.77% n=109
3
Seat 3
22.34% n=94
4
Seat 4
20.41% n=49
5
Seat 5
12.5% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balmor, Battlemage Captain wins 27.51% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.51% n=189
1
1 mulligan
20.59% n=68
2
2 mulligans
31.25% n=16
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=4
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Balmor, Battlemage Captain 3.79/5 on average, across 273 self-reports.

3.79 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Balmor, Battlemage Captain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.3% of the time across 101 tracked wins.

69.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Top 5 worst matchups

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