Commander

Ghave, Guru of Spores

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

Summary

Ghave, Guru of Spores is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,302 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (385913) at an Elo of 1,599, ranking #536 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 16449 damage dealt and 0.56 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 1302 recorded Playgroup games (385 wins, 913 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: 14 days.
How many decks use Ghave, Guru of Spores?
628 decks list Ghave, Guru of Spores as their commander on Playgroup, of which 299 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
536
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1599
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 16449
Average commander damage per game 38
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.56
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 628
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 299
No. games played with this commander 1302
Total hours played 14 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1579 BrianDamage 2 2
2 1536 bmichaph 2 1
3 1536 Leica64 1 1
4 1536 Jonathan Winger 1 1
5 1535 INTRIT3 3 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, 42.76% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
42.76%
Non Combat Damage
23.67%
Combo
20.85%
Alternative
6.71%
Commander Damage
4.24%
Mill
1.77%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 389 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ghave, Guru of Spores wins 36.45% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.45% n=406
2
Seat 2
29.14% n=350
3
Seat 3
25.45% n=279
4
Seat 4
18.52% n=162
5
Seat 5
28.57% n=35
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ghave, Guru of Spores wins 32.43% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.43% n=606
1
1 mulligan
23.56% n=191
2
2 mulligans
21.25% n=80
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=12
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
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 914 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.4% of the time across 389 tracked wins.

67.4 \%
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

Baba Lysaga, Night Witch commander art
53.85%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier commander art
45.45%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
45.45%
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice commander art
43.75%

Top 5 worst matchups

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
7.69%
Prossh, Skyraider of Kher commander art
8.33%
Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
8.33%
Teval, the Balanced Scale commander art
9.09%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
10.0%