Commander

Ghave, Guru of Spores

Global commander stats {W} {B} {G} All Abzan commanders
Win Rate 29%
454 Wins
1052 Losses
Overview

Summary

Ghave, Guru of Spores is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,525 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (454–1052) at an Elo of 1,532, ranking #1465 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 14282 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 1525 recorded Playgroup games (454 wins, 1052 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?
743 decks list Ghave, Guru of Spores as their commander on Playgroup, of which 370 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1465
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1532
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 14282
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 743
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 370
No. games played with this commander 1525
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 bmichaph 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, 44.34% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
44.34%
Combo
22.32%
Non Combat Damage
21.71%
Alternative
6.42%
Commander Damage
3.67%
Mill
1.53%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 457 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.

+5.2 pp
Top card: Doubling Season
# Card Lift
1
Doubling Season
Doubling Season 109 games
+5.2 pp
2
Overgrown Tomb
Overgrown Tomb 120 games
+1.4 pp
3
Indatha Triome
Indatha Triome 64 games
+1.1 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=488
2
Seat 2
29.16% n=427
3
Seat 3
27.36% n=329
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 32.94% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.94% n=671
1
1 mulligan
25.0% n=230
2
2 mulligans
22.53% n=91
3
3 mulligans
6.67% 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 1030 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.3% of the time across 459 tracked wins.

33.3 \%
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