Commander

Ghave, Guru of Spores

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

Summary

Ghave, Guru of Spores is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,435 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (428–982) at an Elo of 1,584, ranking #688 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 15036 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 1435 recorded Playgroup games (428 wins, 982 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: 15 days.
How many decks use Ghave, Guru of Spores?
682 decks list Ghave, Guru of Spores as their commander on Playgroup, of which 339 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
688
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1584
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 15036
Average commander damage per game 35
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.55
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 682
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 339
No. games played with this commander 1435
Total hours played 15 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1579 BrianDamage 2 2
2 1542 Chris West 1 1
3 1536 Jonathan Winger 1 1
4 1536 Leica64 1 1
5 1536 bmichaph 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, 43.73% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
43.73%
Non Combat Damage
22.51%
Combo
21.54%
Alternative
6.75%
Commander Damage
3.86%
Mill
1.61%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 426 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.

+2.8 pp
Top card: Indatha Triome
# Card Lift
1
Indatha Triome
Indatha Triome 61 games
+2.8 pp
2
Overgrown Tomb
Overgrown Tomb 113 games
+2.8 pp
3
Doubling Season
Doubling Season 76 games
+2.6 pp
4
Temple Garden
Temple Garden 119 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 36.74% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.74% n=460
2
Seat 2
28.53% n=389
3
Seat 3
27.48% n=313
4
Seat 4
17.92% n=173
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 33.03% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
33.03% n=651
1
1 mulligan
24.3% n=214
2
2 mulligans
21.51% n=86
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 983 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ghave, Guru of Spores wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.8% of the time across 427 tracked wins.

69.8 \%
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
50.0%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups