Balan, Wandering Knight

Global Commander Stats

204 Wins

477 Losses

Summary

Balan, Wandering Knight is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 682 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (204–477) at an Elo of 1,553, ranking #1053 globally.

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

Last full refresh 21 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Balan, Wandering Knight's win rate?

Balan, Wandering Knight has a 29% win rate across 682 recorded Playgroup games (204 wins, 477 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?

265 decks list Balan, Wandering Knight as their commander on Playgroup, of which 157 have played at least one recorded game.

Balan, Wandering Knight Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1053

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1553

Global Elo Trend

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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 265

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 157

No. games played with this commander 682

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, 79.45% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

79.45%

Combat

15.75%

Alternative

2.05%

Poison

1.37%

Combo

0.68%

Non Combat Damage

0.68%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 212 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Balan, Wandering Knight wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 13.64% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

33.92% n=227

Seat 2

34.83% n=201

Seat 3

24.34% n=152

Seat 4

13.64% n=88

Seat 5

27.27% n=11

Seat 6

50.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balan, Wandering Knight wins 30.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.0% n=370

1 mulligan

27.08% n=96

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 473 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 212 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.