Gandalf the Grey

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 31%
147 Wins
319 Losses

Summary

Gandalf the Grey is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 466 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (147319) at an Elo of 1,534, ranking #1279 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 466 recorded Playgroup games (147 wins, 319 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?

173 decks list Gandalf the Grey as their commander on Playgroup, of which 89 have played at least one recorded game.

Gandalf the Grey Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
1279
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1534

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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 173
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 89
No. games played with this commander 466
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 1500 JeanDank 1 0
4 1498 Alex Gatewood 44 12
5 1488 duchien21 1 0

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf the Grey wins, 63.83% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
63.83%
Combat
18.09%
Combo
9.57%
Alternative
5.32%
Commander Damage
2.13%
Mill
1.06%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 154 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf the Grey wins 40.31% of games from position 1 and 23.08% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.31% n=129
2
Seat 2
24.58% n=118
3
Seat 3
23.08% n=91
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 32.0% after 0 mulligans and 12.5% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.0% n=175
1
1 mulligan
27.14% n=70
2
2 mulligans
29.17% n=24
3
3 mulligans
12.5% n=8

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 217 self-reports.

3.53 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the Grey wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.0% of the time across 154 tracked wins.

39.0 \%

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

Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
50.0%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
50.0%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
50.0%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups