Commander

Rafiq of the Many

Global commander stats

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262 Wins

639 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Rafiq of the Many is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 903 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (262–639) at an Elo of 1,499, ranking #3181 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.75 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 24 Aug 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 903 recorded Playgroup games (262 wins, 639 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?

402 decks list Rafiq of the Many as their commander on Playgroup, of which 197 have played at least one recorded game.

Rafiq of the Many Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3181

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1499

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 14

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.75

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 402

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 197

No. games played with this commander 903

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1579	7sigma	17	7	41 %
2	1533	Wallydahwalrus	12	6	50 %
3	1529	SimpkinSlice	5	2	40 %
4	1528	Shifty	3	1	33 %
5	1526	leck	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rafiq of the Many wins, 47.52% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

47.52%

Combat

46.1%

Alternative

3.55%

Non Combat Damage

1.42%

Combo

0.71%

Poison

0.71%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 272 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Rafiq of the Many wins 36.75% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.75% n=234

Seat 2

32.11% n=246

Seat 3

26.19% n=210

Seat 4

12.73% n=110

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 25.74% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

25.74% n=439

1 mulligan

28.35% n=127

2 mulligans

23.26% n=43

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 477 self-reports.

3.61 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Rafiq of the Many wins, opponents flag the game as salty 47.6% of the time across 271 tracked wins.

47.6 \%

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.