Commander

Balan, Wandering Knight

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

Summary

Balan, Wandering Knight is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 802 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (239–555) at an Elo of 1,509, ranking #1898 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 802 recorded Playgroup games (239 wins, 555 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?
307 decks list Balan, Wandering Knight as their commander on Playgroup, of which 179 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1898
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1509
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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 307
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 179
No. games played with this commander 802
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1552 Fiery_Danny 4 2
2 1537 Kevin0509 3 1
3 1537 Riggidy 1 1
4 1536 Hesporos (James) 1 1
5 1513 TOMTOM 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Balan, Wandering Knight wins, 77.65% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
77.65%
Combat
17.06%
Poison
2.35%
Alternative
1.76%
Combo
0.59%
Non Combat Damage
0.59%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 246 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

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.

+3.8 pp
Top card: Danitha Capashen, Paragon
# Card Lift
1
Danitha Capashen, Paragon
Danitha Capashen, Paragon 126 games
+3.8 pp
2
Stoneforge Mystic
Stoneforge Mystic 99 games
+0.7 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Balan, Wandering Knight wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 15.89% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.23% n=260
2
Seat 2
34.33% n=233
3
Seat 3
24.19% n=186
4
Seat 4
15.89% n=107
5
Seat 5
23.08% n=13
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balan, Wandering Knight wins 29.37% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.37% n=412
1
1 mulligan
28.33% n=120
2
2 mulligans
9.09% n=33
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 3.59/5 on average, across 551 self-reports.

3.59 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Balan, Wandering Knight wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.4% of the time across 247 tracked wins.

32.4 \%
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
36.36%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 11 games
36.36%

Top 5 worst matchups

Teysa Karlov commander art
Teysa Karlov 12 games
0.0%
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler commander art
9.09%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
10.0%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 13 games
15.38%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 19 games
15.79%