Commander

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

195 Wins

419 Losses

Overview

Summary

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 617 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (195–419) at an Elo of 1,523, ranking #1623 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.83 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 6 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gollum, Obsessed Stalker's win rate?

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker has a 31% win rate across 617 recorded Playgroup games (195 wins, 419 losses).

How long do winning games with Gollum, Obsessed Stalker take?

Wins with Gollum, Obsessed Stalker take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Gollum, Obsessed Stalker?

166 decks list Gollum, Obsessed Stalker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 109 have played at least one recorded game.

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1623

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1523

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 1

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.83

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 166

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 109

No. games played with this commander 617

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1588	tangleangler	25	12	48 %
2	1543	Gilmatic	7	3	50 %
3	1520	Pip	6	2	33 %
4	1512	TennyG	1	1	100 %
5	1506	7sigma	13	4	31 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gollum, Obsessed Stalker wins, 81.56% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

81.56%

Combat

9.93%

Alternative

4.26%

Combo

3.55%

Commander Damage

0.71%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 198 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gollum, Obsessed Stalker wins 38.51% of games from position 1 and 24.67% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.51% n=148

Seat 2

29.69% n=192

Seat 3

24.67% n=150

Seat 4

31.63% n=98

Seat 5

36.36% n=11

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gollum, Obsessed Stalker wins 33.73% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

33.73% n=338

1 mulligan

39.13% n=92

2 mulligans

16.67% n=30

3 mulligans

42.86% n=7

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gollum, Obsessed Stalker 3.83/5 on average, across 368 self-reports.

3.83 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gollum, Obsessed Stalker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 61.3% of the time across 199 tracked wins.

61.3 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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