Commander

Anhelo, the Painter

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders Featured in Streets of New Capenna
Win Rate 26%
451 Wins
1271 Losses
Overview

Summary

Anhelo, the Painter is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,722 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (4511271) at an Elo of 1,561, ranking #946 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.57 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Anhelo, the Painter's win rate?
Anhelo, the Painter has a 26% win rate across 1722 recorded Playgroup games (451 wins, 1271 losses).
How long do winning games with Anhelo, the Painter take?
Wins with Anhelo, the Painter take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 21 days.
How many decks use Anhelo, the Painter?
630 decks list Anhelo, the Painter as their commander on Playgroup, of which 364 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
946
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1561
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 2
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.57
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 630
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 364
No. games played with this commander 1722
Total hours played 21 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1597 Paul 16 7
2 1553 Federico Rebiscini 18 6
3 1536 Cameron Clark 1 1
4 1534 PolskaMagnum 2 2
5 1526 Lütti 13 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Anhelo, the Painter wins, 51.27% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
51.27%
Combat
29.43%
Alternative
9.49%
Combo
6.01%
Commander Damage
2.22%
Mill
1.58%
Avg win turn 9.3 based on 466 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Anhelo, the Painter

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Anhelo, the Painter decks that leave them out.

+6.5 pp
Top card: Watery Grave
# Card Lift
1
Watery Grave
Watery Grave 52 games · Signature build
+6.5 pp
2
Cascade Bluffs
Cascade Bluffs 74 games
+1.9 pp
3
Dimir Signet
Dimir Signet 78 games
+0.4 pp
4
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet 93 games
+0.2 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?

Anhelo, the Painter wins 32.95% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.95% n=440
2
Seat 2
25.31% n=482
3
Seat 3
22.57% n=421
4
Seat 4
24.32% n=222
5
Seat 5
19.05% n=42
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Anhelo, the Painter wins 26.94% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.94% n=824
1
1 mulligan
23.97% n=242
2
2 mulligans
23.38% n=77
3
3 mulligans
21.05% n=19
4
4 mulligans
66.67% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Anhelo, the Painter 3.69/5 on average, across 1094 self-reports.

3.69 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Anhelo, the Painter wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.7% of the time across 467 tracked wins.

62.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Magus Lucea Kane commander art
Magus Lucea Kane 10 games
60.0%
Rashmi and Ragavan commander art
54.55%
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave commander art
53.85%
Imotekh the Stormlord commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Dogmeat, Ever Loyal commander art
0.0%
The Tenth Doctor commander art
The Tenth Doctor 10 games
0.0%
The Balrog, Durin's Bane commander art
0.0%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
0.0%
Azusa, Lost but Seeking commander art
0.0%