Summary
Balan, Wandering Knight is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 835 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (245–577) at an Elo of 1,484, ranking #4226 globally.
Wins average 9 turns, with 12 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.
Frequently Asked
What is Balan, Wandering Knight's win rate?
How long do winning games with Balan, Wandering Knight take?
How many decks use Balan, Wandering Knight?
Global Elo trend
Commander popularity trend
Misc. stats
Top 5 public decks
| Rank | Elo | User | Games | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1544 | Jan Christian Svindland | 13 | 5 |
| 2 | 1537 | Riggidy | 1 | 1 |
| 3 | 1537 | Kevin0509 | 3 | 1 |
| 4 | 1536 | Hesporos (James) | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | 1525 | Fiery_Danny | 7 | 2 |
How does this commander win?
When Balan, Wandering Knight wins, 78.16% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.
Staples that win games for Balan, Wandering Knight
Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Balan, Wandering Knight decks that leave them out.
| # | Card | Lift Win-rate lift |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
+7.4 pp |
| 2 |
|
+7.0 pp |
| 3 |
|
+2.1 pp |
| 4 |
|
+0.0 pp |
Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured
Does seating order matter?
Balan, Wandering Knight wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 15.6% from position 4 across tracked games.
Do mulligans hurt this commander?
Across tracked games, Balan, Wandering Knight wins 29.09% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.
How do players rate games with this commander?
Pilot rating
Pilots rate their own games with Balan, Wandering Knight 3.59/5 on average, across 567 self-reports.
Opponent salt
When Balan, Wandering Knight wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.6% of the time across 253 tracked wins.
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.
