Commander

Gandalf the White

Global commander stats {W} All White commanders
Win Rate 29%
197 Wins
465 Losses
Overview

Summary

Gandalf the White is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 673 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (197–465) at an Elo of 1,614, ranking #477 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gandalf the White's win rate?
Gandalf the White has a 29% win rate across 673 recorded Playgroup games (197 wins, 465 losses).
How long do winning games with Gandalf the White take?
Wins with Gandalf the White take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.
How many decks use Gandalf the White?
265 decks list Gandalf the White as their commander on Playgroup, of which 146 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
477
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1614
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.56
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 265
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 146
No. games played with this commander 673
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1536 molyOTI 1 1
2 1535 mnohtn 7 3
3 1534 ZeArtista 1 1
4 1514 Bran Butcher 19 4
5 1510 Klingsterr 5 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf the White wins, 51.09% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
51.09%
Combo
19.71%
Non Combat Damage
11.68%
Alternative
10.22%
Commander Damage
6.57%
Mill
0.73%
Avg win turn 10.1 based on 198 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Gandalf the White

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Gandalf the White decks that leave them out.

+2.0 pp
Top card: Loran, Disciple of History
# Card Lift
1
Loran, Disciple of History
Loran, Disciple of History 67 games · Signature build
+2.0 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?

Gandalf the White wins 35.44% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.44% n=182
2
Seat 2
30.2% n=202
3
Seat 3
23.75% n=160
4
Seat 4
25.96% n=104
5
Seat 5
22.22% n=9
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf the White wins 29.47% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.47% n=302
1
1 mulligan
29.27% n=82
2
2 mulligans
31.58% n=38
3
3 mulligans
16.67% n=12
4
4 mulligans
66.67% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf the White 3.66/5 on average, across 421 self-reports.

3.66 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the White wins, opponents flag the game as salty 42.9% of the time across 198 tracked wins.

42.9 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Lord of the Nazgûl commander art
54.55%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
46.67%
Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
44.44%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
40.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
38.89%

Top 5 worst matchups