Sméagol, Helpful Guide

Global Commander Stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 21%
390 Wins
1448 Losses

Summary

Sméagol, Helpful Guide is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,838 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (3901448) at an Elo of 1,502, ranking #1853 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.51 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 1838 recorded Playgroup games (390 wins, 1448 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: 24 days.
How many decks use Sméagol, Helpful Guide?
609 decks list Sméagol, Helpful Guide as their commander on Playgroup, of which 356 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
1853
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1502

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 35434
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.51
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 609
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 356
No. games played with this commander 1838
Total hours played 24 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1618 Odoborogodo 5 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, 45.39% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
45.39%
Non Combat Damage
25.09%
Mill
12.18%
Combo
9.59%
Alternative
5.9%
Commander Damage
1.85%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 394 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins 25.1% of games from position 1 and 13.23% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
25.1% n=510
2
Seat 2
21.31% n=502
3
Seat 3
21.92% n=438
4
Seat 4
13.23% n=257
5
Seat 5
20.0% n=35
6
Seat 6
14.29% n=7

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins 20.5% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
20.5% n=795
1
1 mulligan
22.1% n=267
2
2 mulligans
21.6% n=125
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=25
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 1271 self-reports.

3.71 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.4% of the time across 393 tracked wins.

66.4 \%

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
46.67%
Ellivere of the Wild Court commander art
42.86%
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 39 games
5.13%