Commander

Rafiq of the Many

Global commander stats

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294 Wins

710 Losses

Overview

Summary

Rafiq of the Many is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,011 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (294–710) at an Elo of 1,603, ranking #549 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 776877 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 26 Oct 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 1011 recorded Playgroup games (294 wins, 710 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: 9 days.

How many decks use Rafiq of the Many?

422 decks list Rafiq of the Many as their commander on Playgroup, of which 218 have played at least one recorded game.

Rafiq of the Many Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

549

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1603

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 776877

Average commander damage per game 14

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.73

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 422

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 218

No. games played with this commander 1011

Total hours played 9 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1579	7sigma	17	7	41 %
2	1569	Coy	2	2	100 %
3	1548	Florens	11	5	45 %
4	1547	F3RR3T	5	3	60 %
5	1537	Shifty	9	3	33 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rafiq of the Many wins, 47.2% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

47.2%

Combat

46.58%

Alternative

3.73%

Non Combat Damage

1.24%

Combo

0.62%

Poison

0.62%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 304 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.

+7.6 pp

Top card: Overgrown Farmland

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Overgrown Farmland 39 games	+7.6 pp	39
2	Arcane Signet 57 games	+7.1 pp	57
3	Path to Exile 47 games	+6.5 pp	47
4	Hinterland Harbor 50 games	+6.1 pp	50
5	Glacial Fortress 44 games	+4.7 pp	44
6	Finest Hour 77 games	+3.3 pp	77
7	Canopy Vista 41 games	+2.8 pp	41
8	Rogue's Passage 53 games	+2.5 pp	53
9	Seaside Citadel 50 games	+2.5 pp	50
10	Sunpetal Grove 46 games	+2.3 pp	46

Show 4 more (ranks 11-14)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Prairie Stream 40 games	+1.0 pp	40
12	Kutzil, Malamet Exemplar 43 games	+0.6 pp	43
13	Swiftfoot Boots 59 games	+0.4 pp	59
14	Birds of Paradise 45 games	+0.0 pp	45

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 35.96% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.96% n=267

Seat 2

32.29% n=288

Seat 3

25.93% n=243

Seat 4

14.29% n=126

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 26.06% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

26.06% n=472

1 mulligan

28.67% n=143

2 mulligans

25.93% n=54

3 mulligans

12.5% n=8

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 527 self-reports.

3.61 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Rafiq of the Many wins, opponents flag the game as salty 28.0% of the time across 304 tracked wins.

28.0 \%

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.