Commander

Ghave, Guru of Spores

Global commander stats {W} {B} {G} All Abzan commanders
Win Rate 29%
443 Wins
1030 Losses
Overview

Summary

Ghave, Guru of Spores is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,505 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (443–1030) at an Elo of 1,577, ranking #827 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 14480 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ghave, Guru of Spores's win rate?
Ghave, Guru of Spores has a 29% win rate across 1505 recorded Playgroup games (443 wins, 1030 losses).
How long do winning games with Ghave, Guru of Spores take?
Wins with Ghave, Guru of Spores take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 16 days.
How many decks use Ghave, Guru of Spores?
716 decks list Ghave, Guru of Spores as their commander on Playgroup, of which 362 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
827
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1577
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 14480
Average commander damage per game 33
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.54
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 716
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 362
No. games played with this commander 1505
Total hours played 16 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1579 BrianDamage 2 2
2 1548 Boa37 3 2
3 1542 Chris W 1 1
4 1539 DudMan 1 1
5 1536 Jonathan Winger 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, 44.58% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
44.58%
Non Combat Damage
21.98%
Combo
21.67%
Alternative
6.5%
Commander Damage
3.72%
Mill
1.55%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 445 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Ghave, Guru of Spores

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Ghave, Guru of Spores decks that leave them out.

+5.3 pp
Top card: Overgrown Tomb
# Card Lift
1
Overgrown Tomb
Overgrown Tomb 124 games
+5.3 pp
2
Indatha Triome
Indatha Triome 67 games
+4.7 pp
3
Temple Garden
Temple Garden 131 games
+3.7 pp
4
Doubling Season
Doubling Season 103 games
+1.3 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?

Ghave, Guru of Spores wins 36.25% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.25% n=480
2
Seat 2
28.25% n=416
3
Seat 3
27.52% n=327
4
Seat 4
19.13% n=183
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=40
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ghave, Guru of Spores wins 32.88% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.88% n=669
1
1 mulligan
24.45% n=227
2
2 mulligans
21.43% n=91
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=15
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ghave, Guru of Spores 3.68/5 on average, across 1027 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.6% of the time across 446 tracked wins.

33.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Ghave, Guru of Spores. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Aurelia, the Warleader commander art
60.0%
Baba Lysaga, Night Witch commander art
53.85%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
48.0%

Top 5 worst matchups