Commander

Balan, Wandering Knight

Global commander stats {W} All White commanders
Win Rate 29%
213 Wins
498 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Balan, Wandering Knight is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 715 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (213498) at an Elo of 1,573, ranking #823 globally.

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

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Balan, Wandering Knight's win rate?
Balan, Wandering Knight has a 29% win rate across 715 recorded Playgroup games (213 wins, 498 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: 7 days.
How many decks use Balan, Wandering Knight?
291 decks list Balan, Wandering Knight as their commander on Playgroup, of which 168 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
823
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1573
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Averages

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 291
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 168
No. games played with this commander 715
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1536 Hesporos (James) 1 1
2 1515 Luc.St. 14 3
3 1512 F3RR3T 2 1
4 1512 Maarten Delbrouck 2 1
5 1510 Wraithen 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Balan, Wandering Knight wins, 77.92% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
77.92%
Combat
16.23%
Poison
2.6%
Alternative
1.95%
Combo
0.65%
Non Combat Damage
0.65%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 221 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Balan, Wandering Knight wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 13.48% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.05% n=232
2
Seat 2
35.58% n=208
3
Seat 3
23.46% n=162
4
Seat 4
13.48% n=89
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=12
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balan, Wandering Knight wins 30.29% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.29% n=383
1
1 mulligan
27.1% n=107
2
2 mulligans
10.71% n=28
3
3 mulligans
21.43% n=14
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Balan, Wandering Knight 3.61/5 on average, across 497 self-reports.

3.61 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Balan, Wandering Knight wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.1% of the time across 221 tracked wins.

66.1 \%
Head to head

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.

Top 5 best matchups

Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
53.85%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
46.15%
Narset, Enlightened Exile commander art
40.0%
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch commander art
40.0%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 12 games
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Teysa Karlov commander art
Teysa Karlov 12 games
0.0%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
8.33%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
10.0%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
15.38%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 18 games
16.67%