Commander

Anhelo, the Painter

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders Featured in Streets of New Capenna
Win Rate 25%
467 Wins
1346 Losses
Overview

Summary

Anhelo, the Painter is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,822 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (467–1346) at an Elo of 1,484, ranking #3818 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.56 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 25% win rate across 1822 recorded Playgroup games (467 wins, 1346 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: 22 days.
How many decks use Anhelo, the Painter?
657 decks list Anhelo, the Painter as their commander on Playgroup, of which 387 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3818
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1484
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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 0.56
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 657
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 387
No. games played with this commander 1822
Total hours played 22 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, 51.52% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
51.52%
Combat
29.39%
Alternative
9.7%
Combo
5.76%
Commander Damage
2.12%
Mill
1.52%
Avg win turn 9.3 based on 482 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.

+6.8 pp
Top card: Thrill of Possibility

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 31.91% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.91% n=470
2
Seat 2
24.38% n=523
3
Seat 3
22.12% n=443
4
Seat 4
24.24% n=231
5
Seat 5
20.93% n=43
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Anhelo, the Painter wins 26.75% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.75% n=845
1
1 mulligan
23.75% n=261
2
2 mulligans
21.84% n=87
3
3 mulligans
21.05% n=19
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=5
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Anhelo, the Painter 3.68/5 on average, across 1153 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Anhelo, the Painter wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.9% of the time across 482 tracked wins.

63.9 \%
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

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Magus Lucea Kane 10 games
60.0%
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54.55%
Imotekh the Stormlord commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

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The Tenth Doctor 10 games
0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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0.0%
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5.0%