Gandalf of the Secret Fire

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 27%
105 Wins
274 Losses

Summary

Gandalf of the Secret Fire is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 379 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (105274) at an Elo of 1,528, ranking #1365 globally.

Wins average 11 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.62 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 27% win rate across 379 recorded Playgroup games (105 wins, 274 losses).

How long do winning games with Gandalf of the Secret Fire take?

Wins with Gandalf of the Secret Fire take on average 11 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Gandalf of the Secret Fire?

177 decks list Gandalf of the Secret Fire as their commander on Playgroup, of which 89 have played at least one recorded game.

Gandalf of the Secret Fire Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
1365
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
11
Elo rating
1528

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 177
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 89
No. games played with this commander 379
Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1571 Mixximo 15 7
2 1540 Magnus_the_Grixis 5 2
3 1534 bassdude564 3 1
4 1515 kokanas 3 1
5 1502 logiickiil 4 1

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins, 54.76% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
54.76%
Combat
36.9%
Alternative
3.57%
Combo
2.38%
Commander Damage
1.19%
Mill
1.19%
Avg win turn 11.1 based on 108 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins 31.78% of games from position 1 and 21.15% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.78% n=129
2
Seat 2
28.32% n=113
3
Seat 3
25.29% n=87
4
Seat 4
21.15% n=52
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=8

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins 30.56% after 0 mulligans and 28.57% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.56% n=180
1
1 mulligan
26.58% n=79
2
2 mulligans
11.76% n=17
3
3 mulligans
28.57% n=7

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf of the Secret Fire 3.64/5 on average, across 256 self-reports.

3.64 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.2% of the time across 108 tracked wins.

60.2 \%

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.

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