Commander

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 24%
109 Wins
338 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Balrog, Durin's Bane is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 450 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (109338) at an Elo of 1,418, ranking #4655 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.65 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Balrog, Durin's Bane's win rate?
The Balrog, Durin's Bane has a 24% win rate across 450 recorded Playgroup games (109 wins, 338 losses).
How long do winning games with The Balrog, Durin's Bane take?
Wins with The Balrog, Durin's Bane take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.
How many decks use The Balrog, Durin's Bane?
174 decks list The Balrog, Durin's Bane as their commander on Playgroup, of which 92 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4655
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1418
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.65
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 174
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 92
No. games played with this commander 450
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1500 WizardGang 1 0
2 1500 vito011 1 0
3 1499 JimBeamBacon 5 1
4 1493 David Kolb 4 1
5 1488 Besovti 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Balrog, Durin's Bane wins, 42.25% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
42.25%
Commander Damage
28.17%
Non Combat Damage
21.13%
Combo
4.23%
Alternative
2.82%
Poison
1.41%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 113 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Balrog, Durin's Bane wins 44.44% of games from position 5 and 15.38% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.13% n=156
2
Seat 2
26.38% n=127
3
Seat 3
15.38% n=91
4
Seat 4
16.67% n=60
5
Seat 5
44.44% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Balrog, Durin's Bane wins 23.18% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.18% n=151
1
1 mulligan
27.72% n=92
2
2 mulligans
35.48% n=31
3
3 mulligans
40.0% n=10
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Balrog, Durin's Bane 3.98/5 on average, across 336 self-reports.

3.98 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Balrog, Durin's Bane wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.2% of the time across 114 tracked wins.

70.2 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against The Balrog, Durin's Bane. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
42.86%
Xyris, the Writhing Storm commander art
41.67%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin commander art
21.74%
Anhelo, the Painter commander art
10.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Anhelo, the Painter commander art
10.0%
Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin commander art
21.74%
Xyris, the Writhing Storm commander art
41.67%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
42.86%