Balan, Wandering Knight

Global Commander Stats

201 Wins

467 Losses

Summary

Balan, Wandering Knight is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 668 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (201–467) at an Elo of 1,602, ranking #490 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Balan, Wandering Knight's win rate?

Balan, Wandering Knight has a 30% win rate across 668 recorded Playgroup games (201 wins, 467 losses).

How long do winning games with Balan, Wandering Knight take?

Wins with Balan, Wandering Knight take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Balan, Wandering Knight?

259 decks list Balan, Wandering Knight as their commander on Playgroup, of which 151 have played at least one recorded game.

Balan, Wandering Knight Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

490

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1602

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 17

Average poison counters given per game 7

Average kills per game 0.72

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 259

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 151

No. games played with this commander 668

Total hours played 8 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1536	Hesporos (James)	1	1	100 %
2	1515	Luc.St.	14	3	21 %
3	1512	F3RR3T	2	1	50 %
4	1510	Wraithen	2	1	50 %
5	1500	Kudniry	2	1	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Balan, Wandering Knight wins, 79.86% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

79.86%

Combat

15.28%

Alternative

2.08%

Poison

1.39%

Combo

0.69%

Non Combat Damage

0.69%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 209 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Balan, Wandering Knight wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 13.95% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.38% n=224

Seat 2

34.34% n=198

Seat 3

24.67% n=150

Seat 4

13.95% n=86

Seat 5

27.27% n=11

Seat 6

100.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balan, Wandering Knight wins 29.92% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

29.92% n=361

1 mulligan

27.37% n=95

2 mulligans

12.5% n=24

3 mulligans

21.43% n=14

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Balan, Wandering Knight 3.6/5 on average, across 465 self-reports.

3.6 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Balan, Wandering Knight wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.6% of the time across 209 tracked wins.

65.6 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Balan, Wandering Knight. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.