Gandalf of the Secret Fire

Global Commander Stats {U} {R} {W} All Jeskai commanders
Win Rate 27%
108 Wins
280 Losses

Summary

Gandalf of the Secret Fire is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 388 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (108280) at an Elo of 1,545, ranking #1139 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 388 recorded Playgroup games (108 wins, 280 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?
185 decks list Gandalf of the Secret Fire as their commander on Playgroup, of which 92 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
1139
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
11
Elo rating
1545

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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 185
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 92
No. games played with this commander 388
Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1557 Mixximo 16 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, 55.17% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
55.17%
Combat
36.78%
Alternative
3.45%
Combo
2.3%
Commander Damage
1.15%
Mill
1.15%
Avg win turn 11.1 based on 111 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins 33.33% of games from position 5 and 21.15% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.58% n=132
2
Seat 2
27.35% n=117
3
Seat 3
25.0% n=88
4
Seat 4
21.15% n=52
5
Seat 5
33.33% n=9

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins 30.22% after 0 mulligans and 28.57% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.22% n=182
1
1 mulligan
28.4% n=81
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 3.65/5 on average, across 264 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins, opponents flag the game as salty 61.3% of the time across 111 tracked wins.

61.3 \%

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%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
23.08%

Top 5 worst matchups

Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
10.0%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
23.08%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
30.0%
Muldrotha, the Gravetide commander art
30.77%
Hakbal of the Surging Soul commander art
33.33%