Commander

Vihaan, Goldwaker

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders
Win Rate 32%
852 Wins
1717 Losses
Overview

Summary

Vihaan, Goldwaker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,601 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (852–1717) at an Elo of 1,562, ranking #986 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.76 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Vihaan, Goldwaker's win rate?
Vihaan, Goldwaker has a 32% win rate across 2601 recorded Playgroup games (852 wins, 1717 losses).
How long do winning games with Vihaan, Goldwaker take?
Wins with Vihaan, Goldwaker take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Vihaan, Goldwaker?
762 decks list Vihaan, Goldwaker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 461 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
986
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1562
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.76
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 762
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 461
No. games played with this commander 2601
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1765 Valik 28 17
2 1717 Valik 9 8
3 1616 Azraelys 16 8
4 1587 PlantThief 19 11
5 1577 misoausten 4 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Vihaan, Goldwaker wins, 65.56% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
65.56%
Non Combat Damage
24.29%
Alternative
6.67%
Combo
2.06%
Commander Damage
1.11%
Mill
0.32%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 853 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Vihaan, Goldwaker

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Vihaan, Goldwaker decks that leave them out.

+12.8 pp
Top card: Marsh Flats
# Card Lift
1
Marsh Flats
Marsh Flats 206 games
+12.8 pp
2
Blood Crypt
Blood Crypt 294 games
+12.0 pp
3
Sacred Foundry
Sacred Foundry 285 games
+11.6 pp
4
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa 203 games
+11.0 pp
5
Luxury Suite
Luxury Suite 240 games
+10.0 pp
6
Godless Shrine
Godless Shrine 288 games
+9.7 pp
7
Spectator Seating
Spectator Seating 276 games
+8.1 pp
8
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire 242 games
+7.9 pp
9
Crime Novelist
Crime Novelist 228 games
+6.0 pp
10
Vault of Champions
Vault of Champions 269 games
+5.9 pp
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Shared Animosity
Shared Animosity 217 games
+5.6 pp
12
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer 207 games
+4.2 pp
13
Marionette Master
Marionette Master 234 games
+4.0 pp
14
Ruinous Ultimatum
Ruinous Ultimatum 259 games
+3.8 pp
15
Savai Triome
Savai Triome 216 games
+3.7 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?

Vihaan, Goldwaker wins 40.25% of games from position 1 and 24.4% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.25% n=759
2
Seat 2
32.56% n=794
3
Seat 3
28.61% n=610
4
Seat 4
24.4% n=416
5
Seat 5
27.5% n=40
6
Seat 6
40.0% n=5
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Vihaan, Goldwaker wins 34.23% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.23% n=1224
1
1 mulligan
33.3% n=446
2
2 mulligans
27.78% n=144
3
3 mulligans
28.79% n=66
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=11
5
5 mulligans
40.0% n=5
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Vihaan, Goldwaker 3.78/5 on average, across 1813 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Vihaan, Goldwaker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.8% of the time across 855 tracked wins.

33.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Omnath, Locus of Creation commander art
61.54%
Marneus Calgar commander art
Marneus Calgar 10 games
60.0%
Choco, Seeker of Paradise commander art
58.82%
Killian, Decisive Mentor commander art
52.94%
Queen Marchesa commander art
Queen Marchesa 16 games
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist commander art
6.25%
Lord of the Nazgûl commander art
6.67%
Sythis, Harvest's Hand commander art
6.67%
Yarok, the Desecrated commander art
8.33%