Gandalf the Grey

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 31%
145 Wins
310 Losses

Summary

Gandalf the Grey is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 455 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (145310) at an Elo of 1,527, ranking #1380 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Gandalf the Grey's win rate?

Gandalf the Grey has a 31% win rate across 455 recorded Playgroup games (145 wins, 310 losses).

How long do winning games with Gandalf the Grey take?

Wins with Gandalf the Grey take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Gandalf the Grey?

163 decks list Gandalf the Grey as their commander on Playgroup, of which 87 have played at least one recorded game.

Gandalf the Grey Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
1380
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1527

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 163
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 87
No. games played with this commander 455
Total hours played 5 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1650 Samuel S 30 14
2 1591 timbolimbo 30 12
3 1488 duchien21 1 0
4 1488 Chris 1 0
5 1470 Alex Gatewood 43 11

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf the Grey wins, 64.13% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
64.13%
Combat
17.39%
Combo
9.78%
Alternative
5.43%
Commander Damage
2.17%
Mill
1.09%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 152 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf the Grey wins 40.8% of games from position 1 and 23.53% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.8% n=125
2
Seat 2
24.79% n=117
3
Seat 3
23.53% n=85
4
Seat 4
38.1% n=63
5
Seat 5
28.57% n=7
6
Seat 6
33.33% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf the Grey wins 32.75% after 0 mulligans and 16.67% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.75% n=171
1
1 mulligan
27.14% n=70
2
2 mulligans
29.17% n=24
3
3 mulligans
16.67% n=6

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf the Grey 3.53/5 on average, across 214 self-reports.

3.53 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the Grey wins, opponents flag the game as salty 38.2% of the time across 152 tracked wins.

38.2 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Gandalf the Grey. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
50.0%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
50.0%
Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
46.15%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
35.71%

Top 5 worst matchups