Sméagol, Helpful Guide

Global Commander Stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 20%
396 Wins
1498 Losses
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Summary

Sméagol, Helpful Guide is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,896 recorded Playgroup games, winning 20% of them (3961498) at an Elo of 1,294, ranking #4388 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sméagol, Helpful Guide's win rate?
Sméagol, Helpful Guide has a 20% win rate across 1896 recorded Playgroup games (396 wins, 1498 losses).
How long do winning games with Sméagol, Helpful Guide take?
Wins with Sméagol, Helpful Guide take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 25 days.
How many decks use Sméagol, Helpful Guide?
635 decks list Sméagol, Helpful Guide as their commander on Playgroup, of which 372 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
4388
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1294

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 34511
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 635
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 372
No. games played with this commander 1896
Total hours played 25 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1618 Odoborogodo 7 5
2 1617 kyle scarb 9 6
3 1604 Lucas 13 5
4 1540 Wedgi 4 2
5 1539 André 9 3

How does this commander win?

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins, 44.57% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
44.57%
Non Combat Damage
25.36%
Mill
11.96%
Combo
9.78%
Alternative
6.16%
Commander Damage
2.17%
Avg win turn 9.1 based on 402 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins 24.62% of games from position 1 and 12.59% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
24.62% n=524
2
Seat 2
21.0% n=519
3
Seat 3
22.1% n=448
4
Seat 4
12.59% n=270
5
Seat 5
19.44% n=36
6
Seat 6
14.29% n=7

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins 20.44% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
20.44% n=817
1
1 mulligan
21.66% n=277
2
2 mulligans
21.37% n=131
3
3 mulligans
18.52% n=27
4
4 mulligans
11.11% n=9
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sméagol, Helpful Guide 3.71/5 on average, across 1317 self-reports.

3.71 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.6% of the time across 401 tracked wins.

66.6 \%

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Sheoldred, the Apocalypse commander art
54.55%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
50.0%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
46.67%
Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Dogmeat, Ever Loyal commander art
0.0%
Minn, Wily Illusionist commander art
0.0%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 19 games
0.0%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 41 games
4.88%