Commander

Gandalf of the Secret Fire

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

Summary

Gandalf of the Secret Fire is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 464 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (130–330) at an Elo of 1,519, ranking #1722 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 464 recorded Playgroup games (130 wins, 330 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?
223 decks list Gandalf of the Secret Fire as their commander on Playgroup, of which 118 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1722
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1519
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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 223
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 118
No. games played with this commander 464
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1545 Mixximo 18 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 133 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins 35.03% of games from position 1 and 20.0% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.03% n=157
2
Seat 2
28.47% n=144
3
Seat 3
21.57% n=102
4
Seat 4
20.0% n=60
5
Seat 5
27.27% n=11
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins 29.69% after 0 mulligans and 25.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.69% n=192
1
1 mulligan
27.66% n=94
2
2 mulligans
17.39% n=23
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=8
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 312 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf of the Secret Fire wins, opponents flag the game as salty 29.3% of the time across 133 tracked wins.

29.3 \%
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%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
30.0%
Muldrotha, the Gravetide commander art
30.77%
Hakbal of the Surging Soul commander art
33.33%