Gandalf the White

Global Commander Stats

165 Wins

397 Losses

Summary

Gandalf the White is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 562 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (165–397) at an Elo of 1,459, ranking #3677 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.57 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gandalf the White's win rate?

Gandalf the White has a 29% win rate across 562 recorded Playgroup games (165 wins, 397 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?

208 decks list Gandalf the White as their commander on Playgroup, of which 118 have played at least one recorded game.

Gandalf the White Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3677

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1459

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.57

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 208

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 118

No. games played with this commander 562

Total hours played 6 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1535	mnohtn	7	3	50 %
2	1503	bielkos13@gmail.com	3	1	33 %

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf the White wins, 52.25% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

52.25%

Combo

18.92%

Non Combat Damage

12.61%

Alternative

9.01%

Commander Damage

6.31%

Mill

0.9%

Avg win turn 10.0 based on 166 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf the White wins 32.9% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.9% n=155

Seat 2

32.53% n=166

Seat 3

23.88% n=134

Seat 4

26.51% n=83

Seat 5

22.22% n=9

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf the White wins 28.09% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.09% n=267

1 mulligan

32.79% n=61

2 mulligans

37.93% n=29

3 mulligans

28.57% n=7

4 mulligans

66.67% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf the White 3.67/5 on average, across 359 self-reports.

3.67 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the White wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.9% of the time across 166 tracked wins.

69.9 \%

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.