Commander

Bristly Bill, Spine Sower

Global commander stats {G} All Green commanders
Win Rate 30%
438 Wins
960 Losses
Overview

Summary

Bristly Bill, Spine Sower is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,416 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (438–960) at an Elo of 1,495, ranking #3498 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 1935692 damage dealt and 0.68 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Bristly Bill, Spine Sower's win rate?
Bristly Bill, Spine Sower has a 30% win rate across 1416 recorded Playgroup games (438 wins, 960 losses).
How long do winning games with Bristly Bill, Spine Sower take?
Wins with Bristly Bill, Spine Sower take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 20 days.
How many decks use Bristly Bill, Spine Sower?
517 decks list Bristly Bill, Spine Sower as their commander on Playgroup, of which 309 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3498
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1495
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1935692
Average commander damage per game 23
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.68
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 517
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 309
No. games played with this commander 1416
Total hours played 20 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1538 Spontius 3 2
2 1538 Ephoenix27ttv 1 1
3 1536 Ephoenix27ttv 1 1
4 1536 drew8286 1 1
5 1532 Wallydahwalrus 12 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Bristly Bill, Spine Sower wins, 69.03% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
69.03%
Commander Damage
22.9%
Poison
2.9%
Combo
1.61%
Alternative
1.61%
Non Combat Damage
1.61%
Mill
0.32%
Avg win turn 7.7 based on 456 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Bristly Bill, Spine Sower

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Bristly Bill, Spine Sower decks that leave them out.

+7.1 pp
Top card: Sphere Grid
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Heroic Intervention
Heroic Intervention 91 games
+1.2 pp
12
Tireless Provisioner
Tireless Provisioner 62 games
+0.9 pp
13
Three Visits
Three Visits 75 games
+0.9 pp
14
Windswept Heath
Windswept Heath 43 games
+0.8 pp
15
Evolution Sage
Evolution Sage 85 games
+0.4 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?

Bristly Bill, Spine Sower wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 12.5% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.99% n=433
2
Seat 2
32.65% n=464
3
Seat 3
26.63% n=323
4
Seat 4
17.14% n=213
5
Seat 5
12.5% n=24
6
Seat 6
100.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Bristly Bill, Spine Sower wins 32.52% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.52% n=701
1
1 mulligan
29.47% n=207
2
2 mulligans
30.36% n=56
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=12
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=4
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Bristly Bill, Spine Sower 3.71/5 on average, across 938 self-reports.

3.71 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Bristly Bill, Spine Sower wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.7% of the time across 458 tracked wins.

34.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Bristly Bill, Spine Sower. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Cynette, Jelly Drover commander art
80.0%
Yuma, Proud Protector commander art
60.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
5.56%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 28 games
7.14%
Omo, Queen of Vesuva commander art
7.14%