Commander

Gandalf of the Secret Fire

Global commander stats {U} {R} {W} All Jeskai commanders
Win Rate 28%
132 Wins
335 Losses
Overview

Summary

Gandalf of the Secret Fire is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 469 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (132–335) at an Elo of 1,507, ranking #1979 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.59 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gandalf of the Secret Fire's win rate?
Gandalf of the Secret Fire has a 28% win rate across 469 recorded Playgroup games (132 wins, 335 losses).
How long do winning games with Gandalf of the Secret Fire take?
Wins with Gandalf of the Secret Fire take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.
How many decks use Gandalf of the Secret Fire?
233 decks list Gandalf of the Secret Fire as their commander on Playgroup, of which 122 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1979
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1507
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.59
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 233
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 122
No. games played with this commander 469
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1545 Mixximo 17 7
2 1540 Magnus_the_Grixis 5 2
3 1534 bassdude564 3 1
4 1534 Matthew Davison 2 1
5 1524 dusto66 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins, 53.06% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
53.06%
Combat
38.78%
Alternative
3.06%
Combo
2.04%
Mill
2.04%
Commander Damage
1.02%
Avg win turn 10.4 based on 135 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Gandalf of the Secret Fire

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Gandalf of the Secret Fire decks that leave them out.

+1.8 pp
Top card: Lightning Bolt
# Card Lift
1
Lightning Bolt
Lightning Bolt 30 games
+1.8 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?

Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins 35.63% of games from position 1 and 19.67% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.63% n=160
2
Seat 2
28.47% n=144
3
Seat 3
21.36% n=103
4
Seat 4
19.67% n=61
5
Seat 5
27.27% n=11
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins 30.41% after 0 mulligans and 22.22% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.41% n=194
1
1 mulligan
27.66% n=94
2
2 mulligans
17.39% n=23
3
3 mulligans
22.22% n=9
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf of the Secret Fire 3.67/5 on average, across 314 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins, opponents flag the game as salty 28.9% of the time across 135 tracked wins.

28.9 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Gandalf of the Secret Fire. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Saheeli, Radiant Creator commander art
60.0%
Hakbal of the Surging Soul commander art
33.33%
Muldrotha, the Gravetide commander art
30.77%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
30.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
8.33%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
27.27%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
30.0%
Muldrotha, the Gravetide commander art
30.77%