Gandalf the White

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 30%
164 Wins
379 Losses

Summary

Gandalf the White is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 543 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (164379) at an Elo of 1,597, ranking #538 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.57 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 543 recorded Playgroup games (164 wins, 379 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?

205 decks list Gandalf the White as their commander on Playgroup, of which 112 have played at least one recorded game.

Gandalf the White Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
538
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1597

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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 0.57
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 205
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 112
No. games played with this commander 543
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, 51.82% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
51.82%
Combo
19.09%
Non Combat Damage
12.73%
Alternative
9.09%
Commander Damage
5.45%
Mill
1.82%
Avg win turn 10.1 based on 165 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf the White wins 33.75% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.89% n=152
2
Seat 2
33.75% n=160
3
Seat 3
25.38% n=130
4
Seat 4
27.27% n=77
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 28.08% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.08% n=260
1
1 mulligan
35.09% n=57
2
2 mulligans
39.29% n=28
3
3 mulligans
28.57% n=7
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 3.69/5 on average, across 344 self-reports.

3.69 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf the White wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.3% of the time across 165 tracked wins.

70.3 \%

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
53.85%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
43.75%
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%
Veyran, Voice of Duality commander art
20.0%
Yarok, the Desecrated commander art
27.27%