Ghave, Guru of Spores

Global Commander Stats {W} {B} {G} All Abzan commanders
Win Rate 29%
376 Wins
900 Losses

Summary

Ghave, Guru of Spores is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,276 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (376900) at an Elo of 1,578, ranking #752 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 16699 damage dealt and 0.57 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 1276 recorded Playgroup games (376 wins, 900 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: 13 days.
How many decks use Ghave, Guru of Spores?
609 decks list Ghave, Guru of Spores as their commander on Playgroup, of which 297 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
752
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1578

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 16699
Average commander damage per game 38
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.57
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 609
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 297
No. games played with this commander 1276
Total hours played 13 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1579 BrianDamage 2 2
2 1536 Jonathan Winger 1 1
3 1536 Leica64 1 1
4 1536 bmichaph 2 1
5 1535 INTRIT3 3 3

How does this commander win?

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, 42.18% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
42.18%
Non Combat Damage
24.0%
Combo
21.09%
Alternative
6.55%
Commander Damage
4.36%
Mill
1.82%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 381 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Ghave, Guru of Spores wins 36.75% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.75% n=400
2
Seat 2
29.19% n=346
3
Seat 3
25.18% n=278
4
Seat 4
18.75% n=160
5
Seat 5
28.57% n=35
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ghave, Guru of Spores wins 32.26% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.26% n=592
1
1 mulligan
24.19% n=186
2
2 mulligans
21.52% n=79
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=11
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ghave, Guru of Spores 3.67/5 on average, across 896 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.7% of the time across 381 tracked wins.

66.7 \%

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

Baba Lysaga, Night Witch commander art
53.85%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
45.45%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier commander art
45.45%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups

Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
6.67%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
7.69%
Solphim, Mayhem Dominus commander art
7.69%
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher commander art
8.33%
Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
8.33%