Commander

Grist, the Hunger Tide

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 29%
356 Wins
845 Losses
Overview

Summary

Grist, the Hunger Tide is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,214 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (356845) at an Elo of 1,603, ranking #518 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Grist, the Hunger Tide's win rate?
Grist, the Hunger Tide has a 29% win rate across 1214 recorded Playgroup games (356 wins, 845 losses).
How long do winning games with Grist, the Hunger Tide take?
Wins with Grist, the Hunger Tide take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 16 days.
How many decks use Grist, the Hunger Tide?
519 decks list Grist, the Hunger Tide as their commander on Playgroup, of which 280 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
518
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1603
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.6
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 519
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 280
No. games played with this commander 1214
Total hours played 16 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1638 dylan jewett 15 8
2 1592 Quenthel 13 6
3 1555 Shiydoh 5 3
4 1536 Psycho 1 1
5 1533 GirlOfNihility 10 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Grist, the Hunger Tide wins, 51.11% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
51.11%
Non Combat Damage
34.44%
Alternative
7.41%
Combo
3.33%
Commander Damage
1.48%
Mill
1.48%
Poison
0.74%
Avg win turn 9.3 based on 366 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Grist, the Hunger Tide

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

+11.1 pp
Top card: Overgrown Tomb

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?

Grist, the Hunger Tide wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 9.09% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.99% n=363
2
Seat 2
30.49% n=387
3
Seat 3
25.87% n=286
4
Seat 4
23.65% n=148
5
Seat 5
9.09% n=22
6
Seat 6
100.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Grist, the Hunger Tide wins 28.91% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.91% n=569
1
1 mulligan
30.43% n=184
2
2 mulligans
20.0% n=80
3
3 mulligans
15.38% n=26
4
4 mulligans
66.67% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Grist, the Hunger Tide 3.69/5 on average, across 891 self-reports.

3.69 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Grist, the Hunger Tide wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.6% of the time across 368 tracked wins.

73.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Arcades, the Strategist commander art
63.64%
Fynn, the Fangbearer commander art
60.0%
Magus Lucea Kane commander art
Magus Lucea Kane 13 games
53.85%
Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
50.0%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
47.06%

Top 5 worst matchups