Commander

Saheeli, the Gifted

Global commander stats

All Izzet commanders

276 Wins

588 Losses

Overview

Summary

Saheeli, the Gifted is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 882 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (276–588) at an Elo of 1,518, ranking #1737 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.57 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 24 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Saheeli, the Gifted's win rate?

Saheeli, the Gifted has a 31% win rate across 882 recorded Playgroup games (276 wins, 588 losses).

How long do winning games with Saheeli, the Gifted take?

Wins with Saheeli, the Gifted take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 10 days.

How many decks use Saheeli, the Gifted?

307 decks list Saheeli, the Gifted as their commander on Playgroup, of which 188 have played at least one recorded game.

Saheeli, the Gifted Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1737

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1518

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 7

Average kills per game 0.57

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 307

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 188

No. games played with this commander 882

Total hours played 10 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1559	Reaper5472	2	2	100 %
2	1544	swank540	83	21	26 %
3	1544	Adam	4	2	50 %
4	1539	Drueshu	5	2	40 %
5	1538	todoquisque	6	3	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Saheeli, the Gifted wins, 72.99% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

72.99%

Non Combat Damage

10.9%

Alternative

7.11%

Combo

3.32%

Poison

3.32%

Commander Damage

1.42%

Mill

0.95%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 276 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Saheeli, the Gifted wins 45.22% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

45.22% n=251

Seat 2

28.0% n=275

Seat 3

28.64% n=213

Seat 4

15.48% n=126

Seat 5

0.0% n=9

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Saheeli, the Gifted wins 35.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.0% n=340

1 mulligan

31.4% n=129

2 mulligans

31.03% n=58

3 mulligans

27.27% n=11

4 mulligans

0.0% n=3

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Saheeli, the Gifted 3.81/5 on average, across 580 self-reports.

3.81 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Saheeli, the Gifted wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.0% of the time across 285 tracked wins.

34.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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