Commander

Rafiq of the Many

Global commander stats

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257 Wins

635 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Rafiq of the Many is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 892 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (257–635) at an Elo of 1,479, ranking #3664 globally.

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

Last full refresh 21 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Rafiq of the Many's win rate?

Rafiq of the Many has a 28% win rate across 892 recorded Playgroup games (257 wins, 635 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?

399 decks list Rafiq of the Many as their commander on Playgroup, of which 195 have played at least one recorded game.

Rafiq of the Many Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3664

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1479

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 399

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 195

No. games played with this commander 892

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	1528	Shifty	3	1	33 %
4	1526	leck	2	1	50 %
5	1522	F3RR3T	4	2	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rafiq of the Many wins, 47.1% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

47.1%

Commander Damage

47.1%

Alternative

3.62%

Non Combat Damage

1.45%

Poison

0.72%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 267 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Rafiq of the Many wins 36.48% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.48% n=233

Seat 2

32.24% n=245

Seat 3

25.96% n=208

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 25.12% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

25.12% n=434

1 mulligan

28.57% n=126

2 mulligans

24.39% n=41

3 mulligans

16.67% n=6

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 3.6/5 on average, across 472 self-reports.

3.6 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Rafiq of the Many wins, opponents flag the game as salty 46.8% of the time across 267 tracked wins.

46.8 \%

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.