Gandalf the White

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 30%
156 Wins
361 Losses

Summary

Gandalf the White is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 517 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (156361) at an Elo of 1,630, ranking #304 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.58 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 30% win rate across 517 recorded Playgroup games (156 wins, 361 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?

197 decks list Gandalf the White as their commander on Playgroup, of which 107 have played at least one recorded game.

Gandalf the White Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
304
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1630

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.58
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 197
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 107
No. games played with this commander 517
Total hours played 6 days

Top 5 Public Decks

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

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf the White wins, 51.92% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
51.92%
Combo
20.19%
Non Combat Damage
11.54%
Alternative
8.65%
Commander Damage
5.77%
Mill
1.92%
Avg win turn 10.1 based on 157 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf the White wins 34.27% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.27% n=143
2
Seat 2
33.12% n=154
3
Seat 3
24.8% n=125
4
Seat 4
27.14% n=70
5
Seat 5
22.22% n=9
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf the White wins 28.57% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.57% n=252
1
1 mulligan
34.0% n=50
2
2 mulligans
36.0% n=25
3
3 mulligans
33.33% n=6
4
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 3.72/5 on average, across 325 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the White wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.7% of the time across 157 tracked wins.

70.7 \%

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
50.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
42.86%
Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
41.18%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 10 games
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 10 games
20.0%
Yarok, the Desecrated commander art
27.27%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 11 games
27.27%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
30.77%