Commander

Ghave, Guru of Spores

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

Summary

Ghave, Guru of Spores is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,383 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (412957) at an Elo of 1,583, ranking #699 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 15372 damage dealt and 0.55 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 1383 recorded Playgroup games (412 wins, 957 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?
667 decks list Ghave, Guru of Spores as their commander on Playgroup, of which 316 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
699
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1583
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 15372
Average commander damage per game 36
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.55
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 667
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 316
No. games played with this commander 1383
Total hours played 14 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

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

How does this commander win?

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, 43.23% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
43.23%
Non Combat Damage
23.1%
Combo
21.45%
Alternative
6.6%
Commander Damage
3.96%
Mill
1.65%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 415 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.

+2.2 pp
Top card: Parallel Lives
# Card Lift
1
Parallel Lives
Parallel Lives 30 games
+2.2 pp
2
Doubling Season
Doubling Season 61 games
+0.5 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 36.68% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.68% n=443
2
Seat 2
29.14% n=374
3
Seat 3
27.38% n=305
4
Seat 4
17.96% n=167
5
Seat 5
27.03% n=37
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ghave, Guru of Spores wins 33.04% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
33.04% n=634
1
1 mulligan
24.27% n=206
2
2 mulligans
20.24% n=84
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 961 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.1% of the time across 417 tracked wins.

69.1 \%
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%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
47.83%
Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
46.15%

Top 5 worst matchups