Commander

Maelstrom Wanderer

Global commander stats

All Temur commanders

1033 Wins

1525 Losses

Overview

Summary

Maelstrom Wanderer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,602 recorded Playgroup games, winning 39% of them (1033–1525) at an Elo of 1,548, ranking #1183 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8227 damage dealt and 0.88 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Maelstrom Wanderer's win rate?

Maelstrom Wanderer has a 39% win rate across 2602 recorded Playgroup games (1033 wins, 1525 losses).

How long do winning games with Maelstrom Wanderer take?

Wins with Maelstrom Wanderer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 29 days.

How many decks use Maelstrom Wanderer?

753 decks list Maelstrom Wanderer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 459 have played at least one recorded game.

Maelstrom Wanderer Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1183

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1548

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8227

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.88

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 753

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 459

No. games played with this commander 2602

Total hours played 29 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1601	Fruitcakelad	30	12	40 %
2	1593	Caker	4	3	75 %
3	1587	Danny Corker	11	5	45 %
4	1583	KaiserWiesman	6	4	80 %
5	1573	buckati	7	4	57 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Maelstrom Wanderer wins, 80.08% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

80.08%

Non Combat Damage

7.75%

Combo

4.7%

Commander Damage

3.87%

Alternative

2.49%

Mill

1.11%

Avg win turn 7.5 based on 1057 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.

+17.8 pp

Top card: Ancient Tomb

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Ancient Tomb 53 games	+17.8 pp	53
2	Taiga 40 games	+15.4 pp	40
3	Tropical Island 40 games	+15.4 pp	40
4	Volcanic Island 40 games	+15.4 pp	40
5	Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness 127 games	+9.9 pp	127
6	Mana Vault 42 games	+9.7 pp	42
7	Ranger's Path Signature build 43 games · Signature build	+9.4 pp	43
8	Skyshroud Claim 136 games	+8.6 pp	136
9	Training Center 65 games	+8.3 pp	65
10	Turntimber Symbiosis // Turntimber, Serpentine Wood 39 games	+6.5 pp	39

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Rejuvenating Springs 77 games	+6.4 pp	77
12	Misty Rainforest 122 games	+6.3 pp	122
13	Boseiju, Who Endures 40 games	+6.0 pp	40
14	Imoti, Celebrant of Bounty 178 games	+5.1 pp	178
15	Goreclaw, Terror of Qal Sisma 155 games	+5.0 pp	155

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 30.02% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

48.66% n=749

Seat 2

38.15% n=785

Seat 3

36.32% n=585

Seat 4

30.02% n=418

Seat 5

36.17% n=47

Seat 6

50.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Maelstrom Wanderer wins 40.32% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

40.32% n=1069

1 mulligan

43.22% n=428

2 mulligans

33.03% n=218

3 mulligans

33.75% n=80

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 3.82/5 on average, across 1661 self-reports.

3.82 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Maelstrom Wanderer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 36.3% of the time across 1062 tracked wins.

36.3 \%

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.