Commander

Ghoulcaller Gisa

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders Featured in Foundations Commander Decks
Win Rate 24%
328 Wins
894 Losses
Overview

Summary

Ghoulcaller Gisa is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,364 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (328–894) at an Elo of 1,461, ranking #4324 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.46 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ghoulcaller Gisa's win rate?
Ghoulcaller Gisa has a 24% win rate across 1364 recorded Playgroup games (328 wins, 894 losses).
How long do winning games with Ghoulcaller Gisa take?
Wins with Ghoulcaller Gisa take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 months.
How many decks use Ghoulcaller Gisa?
803 decks list Ghoulcaller Gisa as their commander on Playgroup, of which 469 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4324
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1461
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.46
Average turn length 22 minutes
No. decks for this commander 803
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 469
No. games played with this commander 1364
Total hours played 6 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1576 TheOneDrRandom 4 3
2 1563 Eldanoor 9 6
3 1547 PikSuiker 3 2
4 1536 GotHate 2 1
5 1536 SpookyKirst 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ghoulcaller Gisa wins, 67.03% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
67.03%
Non Combat Damage
24.73%
Combo
4.95%
Commander Damage
1.65%
Alternative
1.1%
Mill
0.55%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 325 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Ghoulcaller Gisa

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

+4.9 pp
Top card: Carrion Feeder
# Card Lift
1
Carrion Feeder
Carrion Feeder 242 games
+4.9 pp
2
Undead Warchief
Undead Warchief 244 games
+3.9 pp
3
Withering Torment
Withering Torment 234 games
+2.4 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?

Ghoulcaller Gisa wins 28.65% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
28.65% n=459
2
Seat 2
25.0% n=462
3
Seat 3
17.9% n=271
4
Seat 4
16.88% n=154
5
Seat 5
15.38% n=13
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ghoulcaller Gisa wins 22.15% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
22.15% n=605
1
1 mulligan
25.78% n=192
2
2 mulligans
32.58% n=66
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=20
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ghoulcaller Gisa 3.73/5 on average, across 723 self-reports.

3.73 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ghoulcaller Gisa wins, opponents flag the game as salty 20.7% of the time across 323 tracked wins.

20.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Titania, Nature's Force commander art
45.45%
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos commander art
43.75%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
41.67%
Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
38.46%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
30.77%

Top 5 worst matchups

Zhulodok, Void Gorger commander art
6.67%
Terra, Herald of Hope commander art
7.14%
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
7.14%
Temmet, Naktamun's Will commander art
10.0%