Commander

Rafiq of the Many

Global commander stats

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275 Wins

669 Losses

Overview

Summary

Rafiq of the Many is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 948 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (275–669) at an Elo of 1,515, ranking #1748 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 829950 damage dealt and 0.74 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 16 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Rafiq of the Many's win rate?

Rafiq of the Many has a 29% win rate across 948 recorded Playgroup games (275 wins, 669 losses).

How long do winning games with Rafiq of the Many take?

Wins with Rafiq of the Many take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Rafiq of the Many?

409 decks list Rafiq of the Many as their commander on Playgroup, of which 202 have played at least one recorded game.

Rafiq of the Many Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1748

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1515

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 831178

Average commander damage per game 14

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.74

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 410

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 203

No. games played with this commander 948

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1579	7sigma	17	7	41 %
2	1539	Shifty	7	2	33 %
3	1533	Wallydahwalrus	12	6	50 %
4	1529	SimpkinSlice	5	2	40 %
5	1526	leck	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rafiq of the Many wins, 48.0% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

48.0%

Combat

45.33%

Alternative

4.0%

Non Combat Damage

1.33%

Combo

0.67%

Poison

0.67%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 285 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Rafiq of the Many

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

+6.5 pp

Top card: Arcane Signet

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Arcane Signet 44 games	+6.5 pp	44
2	Hinterland Harbor 45 games	+5.1 pp	45
3	Glacial Fortress Signature build 39 games · Signature build	+4.3 pp	39
4	Canopy Vista Signature build 38 games · Signature build	+2.1 pp	38
5	Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar Signature build 40 games · Signature build	+1.2 pp	40
6	Sunpetal Grove 41 games	+1.0 pp	41
7	Seaside Citadel 45 games	+0.4 pp	45
8	Rogue's Passage 42 games	+0.0 pp	42

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?

Rafiq of the Many wins 36.29% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.29% n=248

Seat 2

32.59% n=270

Seat 3

25.11% n=227

Seat 4

13.79% n=116

Seat 5

4.76% n=21

Seat 6

0.0% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Rafiq of the Many wins 26.14% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

26.14% n=459

1 mulligan

27.27% n=132

2 mulligans

27.08% n=48

3 mulligans

14.29% n=7

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Rafiq of the Many 3.61/5 on average, across 494 self-reports.

3.61 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Rafiq of the Many wins, opponents flag the game as salty 50.2% of the time across 285 tracked wins.

50.2 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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