Commander

Maelstrom Wanderer

Global commander stats

All Temur commanders

992 Wins

1443 Losses

Overview

Summary

Maelstrom Wanderer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,462 recorded Playgroup games, winning 40% of them (992–1443) at an Elo of 1,693, ranking #76 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 28 damage dealt and 0.89 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 19 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Maelstrom Wanderer's win rate?

Maelstrom Wanderer has a 40% win rate across 2462 recorded Playgroup games (992 wins, 1443 losses).

How long do winning games with Maelstrom Wanderer take?

Wins with Maelstrom Wanderer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 months.

How many decks use Maelstrom Wanderer?

730 decks list Maelstrom Wanderer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 438 have played at least one recorded game.

Maelstrom Wanderer Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1693

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 28

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.89

Average turn length 12 minutes

No. decks for this commander 730

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 438

No. games played with this commander 2462

Total hours played 5 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1601	Fruitcakelad	30	12	40 %
2	1587	Danny Corker	11	5	45 %
3	1583	KaiserWiesman	6	4	80 %
4	1572	filippo la manna	11	4	40 %
5	1557	Darkishsphere	17	8	47 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Maelstrom Wanderer wins, 80.17% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

80.17%

Non Combat Damage

7.76%

Combo

4.45%

Commander Damage

3.88%

Alternative

2.59%

Mill

1.15%

Avg win turn 7.5 based on 1012 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Maelstrom Wanderer

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

+16.2 pp

Top card: Ancient Tomb

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Ancient Tomb 39 games	+16.2 pp	39
2	Training Center 48 games	+10.3 pp	48
3	Skyshroud Claim 116 games	+8.9 pp	116
4	Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness 103 games	+8.5 pp	103
5	Rejuvenating Springs 62 games	+8.0 pp	62
6	Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty 146 games	+6.6 pp	146
7	Balefire Dragon Signature build 33 games · Signature build	+6.1 pp	33
8	Rampant Growth 110 games	+5.7 pp	110
9	Etali, Primal Storm 138 games	+5.4 pp	138
10	Farseek 106 games	+4.8 pp	106

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Moraug, Fury of Akoum Signature build 37 games · Signature build	+4.2 pp	37
12	Fanatic of Rhonas 56 games	+4.1 pp	56
13	Sakura-Tribe Elder 53 games	+4.0 pp	53
14	Misty Rainforest 102 games	+3.8 pp	102
15	Nature's Lore 101 games	+3.2 pp	101

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?

Maelstrom Wanderer wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 30.2% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

48.86% n=702

Seat 2

39.1% n=734

Seat 3

36.96% n=560

Seat 4

30.2% n=394

Seat 5

36.96% n=46

Seat 6

50.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Maelstrom Wanderer wins 40.66% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

40.66% n=1028

1 mulligan

43.24% n=407

2 mulligans

33.33% n=201

3 mulligans

36.0% n=75

4 mulligans

23.53% n=17

5 mulligans

0.0% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Maelstrom Wanderer 3.83/5 on average, across 1589 self-reports.

3.83 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Maelstrom Wanderer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.0% of the time across 1018 tracked wins.

65.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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