Sméagol, Helpful Guide

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 21%
360 Wins
1331 Losses

Summary

Sméagol, Helpful Guide is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,691 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (3601331) at an Elo of 1,555, ranking #964 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.52 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 21% win rate across 1691 recorded Playgroup games (360 wins, 1331 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: 22 days.

How many decks use Sméagol, Helpful Guide?

566 decks list Sméagol, Helpful Guide as their commander on Playgroup, of which 326 have played at least one recorded game.

Sméagol, Helpful Guide Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
964
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1555

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 38018
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 566
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 326
No. games played with this commander 1691
Total hours played 22 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1617 kyle scarb 9 6
2 1578 Odoborogodo 3 3
3 1566 Lucas 12 4
4 1556 Wedgi 3 2
5 1548 Settra 7 3

How does this commander win?

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins, 45.56% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
45.56%
Non Combat Damage
24.6%
Mill
11.29%
Combo
10.48%
Alternative
6.05%
Commander Damage
2.02%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 364 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins 26.01% of games from position 1 and 14.04% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
26.01% n=469
2
Seat 2
20.93% n=454
3
Seat 3
21.23% n=405
4
Seat 4
14.04% n=235
5
Seat 5
19.35% n=31
6
Seat 6
14.29% n=7

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins 20.42% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
20.42% n=754
1
1 mulligan
21.9% n=242
2
2 mulligans
20.72% n=111
3
3 mulligans
22.73% n=22
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 3.72/5 on average, across 1164 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.6% of the time across 363 tracked wins.

65.6 \%

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
58.33%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
50.0%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
46.15%
Ellivere of the Wild Court commander art
42.86%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Minn, Wily Illusionist commander art
0.0%
Edgar Markov commander art
Edgar Markov 16 games
0.0%
Zhulodok, Void Gorger commander art
5.26%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 36 games
5.56%