Commander

The Balrog, Durin's Bane

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 23%
116 Wins
370 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Balrog, Durin's Bane is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 489 recorded Playgroup games, winning 23% of them (116–370) at an Elo of 1,406, ranking #5100 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 598689 damage dealt and 0.63 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 23% win rate across 489 recorded Playgroup games (116 wins, 370 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: 6 days.
How many decks use The Balrog, Durin's Bane?
183 decks list The Balrog, Durin's Bane as their commander on Playgroup, of which 99 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
5100
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1406
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 598689
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 183
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 99
No. games played with this commander 489
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1520 David Kolb 5 2
2 1500 vito011 1 0
3 1500 WizardGang 1 0
4 1499 Eldrazi_d1k_rider 2 1
5 1488 Besovti 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Balrog, Durin's Bane wins, 41.89% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
41.89%
Commander Damage
28.38%
Non Combat Damage
21.62%
Combo
4.05%
Alternative
2.7%
Poison
1.35%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 120 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The Balrog, Durin's Bane

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with The Balrog, Durin's Bane decks that leave them out.

+2.7 pp
Top card: Innocent Blood

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?

The Balrog, Durin's Bane wins 44.44% of games from position 5 and 15.15% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.36% n=168
2
Seat 2
25.18% n=137
3
Seat 3
15.69% n=102
4
Seat 4
15.15% n=66
5
Seat 5
44.44% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Balrog, Durin's Bane wins 23.87% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.87% n=155
1
1 mulligan
26.77% n=99
2
2 mulligans
36.36% n=33
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 3.94/5 on average, across 356 self-reports.

3.94 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Balrog, Durin's Bane wins, opponents flag the game as salty 37.2% of the time across 121 tracked wins.

37.2 \%
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%