Commander

Gandalf the White

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

Summary

Gandalf the White is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 585 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (171411) at an Elo of 1,535, ranking #1353 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 585 recorded Playgroup games (171 wins, 411 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: 6 days.
How many decks use Gandalf the White?
233 decks list Gandalf the White as their commander on Playgroup, of which 128 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1353
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1535
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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 233
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 128
No. games played with this commander 585
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1536 molyOTI 1 1
2 1535 mnohtn 7 3
3 1512 Carlimatrowolf 2 1
4 1503 bielkos13@gmail.com 3 1
5 1500 ChaotixLord 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf the White wins, 51.72% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
51.72%
Combo
18.1%
Non Combat Damage
12.93%
Alternative
10.34%
Commander Damage
6.03%
Mill
0.86%
Avg win turn 10.1 based on 172 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf the White wins 33.12% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.12% n=157
2
Seat 2
31.4% n=172
3
Seat 3
24.09% n=137
4
Seat 4
25.84% n=89
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 28.78% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.78% n=278
1
1 mulligan
30.77% n=65
2
2 mulligans
36.67% n=30
3
3 mulligans
28.57% n=7
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 3.69/5 on average, across 372 self-reports.

3.69 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the White wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.9% of the time across 172 tracked wins.

70.9 \%
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%
Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
44.44%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
43.75%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
41.18%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 10 games
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Veyran, Voice of Duality commander art
16.67%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 10 games
20.0%