Commander

Sméagol, Helpful Guide

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 20%
406 Wins
1529 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Sméagol, Helpful Guide is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,940 recorded Playgroup games, winning 20% of them (4061529) at an Elo of 1,477, ranking #3563 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 1940 recorded Playgroup games (406 wins, 1529 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?
651 decks list Sméagol, Helpful Guide as their commander on Playgroup, of which 385 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3563
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1477
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 33270
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 651
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 385
No. games played with this commander 1940
Total hours played 25 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1618 Odoborogodo 7 5
2 1617 kyle scarb 9 6
3 1604 Lucas 13 5
4 1542 Wedgi 4 2
5 1540 André 9 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins, 44.88% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
44.88%
Non Combat Damage
25.09%
Mill
12.01%
Combo
9.89%
Alternative
6.01%
Commander Damage
2.12%
Avg win turn 9.1 based on 412 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Sméagol, Helpful Guide

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Sméagol, Helpful Guide decks that leave them out.

+3.7 pp
Top card: Accursed Marauder
# Card Lift
1
Accursed Marauder
Accursed Marauder 127 games
+3.7 pp
2
Breach the Multiverse
Breach the Multiverse 148 games
+1.0 pp
3
Nasty End
Nasty End 134 games
+0.7 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins 24.91% of games from position 1 and 12.73% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
24.91% n=534
2
Seat 2
20.99% n=524
3
Seat 3
22.03% n=454
4
Seat 4
12.73% n=275
5
Seat 5
19.44% n=36
6
Seat 6
14.29% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins 20.45% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
20.45% n=836
1
1 mulligan
21.38% n=290
2
2 mulligans
21.21% n=132
3
3 mulligans
17.24% n=29
4
4 mulligans
10.0% n=10
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

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 1342 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sméagol, Helpful Guide wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.2% of the time across 411 tracked wins.

67.2 \%
Head to head

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
45.45%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
42.86%

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 42 games
4.76%