Preston Garvey, Minuteman

Global Commander Stats

154 Wins

396 Losses

Summary

Preston Garvey, Minuteman is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 550 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (154–396) at an Elo of 1,483, ranking #2820 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 14 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 May 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Preston Garvey, Minuteman's win rate? ▾

Preston Garvey, Minuteman has a 28% win rate across 550 recorded Playgroup games (154 wins, 396 losses).

How long do winning games with Preston Garvey, Minuteman take? ▾

Wins with Preston Garvey, Minuteman take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Preston Garvey, Minuteman? ▾

186 decks list Preston Garvey, Minuteman as their commander on Playgroup, of which 111 have played at least one recorded game.

Preston Garvey, Minuteman Magic: The Gathering commander card art

Global Rank

2820

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1483

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 14

Average commander damage per game 11

Average poison counters given per game 9

Average kills per game 0.63

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 186

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 111

No. games played with this commander 550

Total hours played 7 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1601	Angus H	23	10	43 %
2	1535	Pineapple3844	3	2	67 %
3	1533	JH_Goblin	11	4	36 %
4	1521	Sionnach Trot	7	3	43 %
5	1512	serena_	3	2	67 %

How does this commander win?

When Preston Garvey, Minuteman wins, 51.89% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

51.89%

Commander Damage

39.62%

Combo

4.72%

Non Combat Damage

1.89%

Mill

0.94%

Alternative

0.94%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 159 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Preston Garvey, Minuteman wins 34.07% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.07% n=182

Seat 2

30.9% n=178

Seat 3

22.88% n=118

Seat 4

19.72% n=71

Seat 5

0.0% n=7

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Preston Garvey, Minuteman wins 26.27% after 0 mulligans and 28.57% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

26.27% n=255

1 mulligan

33.33% n=78

2 mulligans

30.3% n=33

3 mulligans

8.33% n=12

4 mulligans

28.57% n=7

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Preston Garvey, Minuteman 3.72/5 on average, across 348 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Preston Garvey, Minuteman wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.0% of the time across 158 tracked wins.

62.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Preston Garvey, Minuteman. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.