Commander

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 20%
21 Wins
80 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 101 recorded Playgroup games, winning 20% of them (2180) at an Elo of 1,435, ranking #4101 globally.

Wins average 11 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.36 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gandalf, Friend of the Shire's win rate?
Gandalf, Friend of the Shire has a 20% win rate across 101 recorded Playgroup games (21 wins, 80 losses).
How long do winning games with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire take?
Wins with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire take on average 11 turns. Total tracked play time: 1 day.
How many decks use Gandalf, Friend of the Shire?
50 decks list Gandalf, Friend of the Shire as their commander on Playgroup, of which 29 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4101
Wins by turn (avg.)
11
Elo rating
1435
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 9
Average kills per game 0.36
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 50
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 29
No. games played with this commander 101
Total hours played 1 day
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1475 Boomdabah 2 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf, Friend of the Shire wins, 29.41% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
29.41%
Alternative
23.53%
Non Combat Damage
23.53%
Combo
11.76%
Mill
11.76%
Avg win turn 10.8 based on 23 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf, Friend of the Shire wins 29.03% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.03% n=31
2
Seat 2
19.23% n=26
3
Seat 3
9.09% n=22
4
Seat 4
21.05% n=19
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf, Friend of the Shire wins 25.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
25.0% n=48
1
1 mulligan
13.33% n=15
2
2 mulligans
12.5% n=8
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=1
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf, Friend of the Shire 4.05/5 on average, across 87 self-reports.

4.05 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf, Friend of the Shire wins, opponents flag the game as salty 82.6% of the time across 23 tracked wins.

82.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
18.18%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
0.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
0.0%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
18.18%