Commander

Bristly Bill, Spine Sower

Global commander stats {G} All Green commanders
Win Rate 31%
409 Wins
874 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Bristly Bill, Spine Sower is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,292 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (409874) at an Elo of 1,527, ranking #1501 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 187502 damage dealt and 0.7 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 31% win rate across 1292 recorded Playgroup games (409 wins, 874 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: 18 days.
How many decks use Bristly Bill, Spine Sower?
485 decks list Bristly Bill, Spine Sower as their commander on Playgroup, of which 279 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1501
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1527
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 187502
Average commander damage per game 24
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.7
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 485
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 279
No. games played with this commander 1292
Total hours played 18 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1560 Wallydahwalrus 11 5
2 1547 Ale_p 9 4
3 1538 Ephoenix27ttv 1 1
4 1536 drew8286 1 1
5 1515 blaugh0644 13 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Bristly Bill, Spine Sower wins, 68.4% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.4%
Commander Damage
23.61%
Poison
3.13%
Alternative
1.74%
Non Combat Damage
1.74%
Combo
1.04%
Mill
0.35%
Avg win turn 7.7 based on 429 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.

+0.1 pp
Top card: Exploration
# Card Lift
1
Exploration
Exploration 31 games
+0.1 pp
2
Scythecat Cub
Scythecat Cub 31 games
+0.0 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
41.01% n=378
2
Seat 2
32.9% n=389
3
Seat 3
27.3% n=282
4
Seat 4
18.18% n=187
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 33.43% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
33.43% n=661
1
1 mulligan
30.43% n=184
2
2 mulligans
29.79% n=47
3
3 mulligans
7.69% n=13
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 3.7/5 on average, across 875 self-reports.

3.7 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Bristly Bill, Spine Sower wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.5% of the time across 430 tracked wins.

69.5 \%
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
52.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Omo, Queen of Vesuva commander art
7.14%
Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
7.69%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 25 games
8.0%