Commander

Basim Ibn Ishaq

Global commander stats

All Dimir commanders

211 Wins

371 Losses

Overview

Summary

Basim Ibn Ishaq is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 588 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (211–371) at an Elo of 1,633, ranking #301 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Basim Ibn Ishaq's win rate?

Basim Ibn Ishaq has a 35% win rate across 588 recorded Playgroup games (211 wins, 371 losses).

How long do winning games with Basim Ibn Ishaq take?

Wins with Basim Ibn Ishaq take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Basim Ibn Ishaq?

160 decks list Basim Ibn Ishaq as their commander on Playgroup, of which 116 have played at least one recorded game.

Basim Ibn Ishaq Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

301

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1633

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 7

Average kills per game 0.72

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 160

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 116

No. games played with this commander 588

Total hours played 7 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1618	urza1986	33	10	30 %
2	1562	GreggGraham	21	11	52 %
3	1556	Mass Land Destruction	2	1	75 %
4	1530	ValkyrieKane	8	5	63 %
5	1528	PatFenis	1	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Basim Ibn Ishaq wins, 55.14% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

55.14%

Combat

25.41%

Alternative

12.97%

Non Combat Damage

4.32%

Poison

1.08%

Combo

0.54%

Mill

0.54%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 215 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Basim Ibn Ishaq wins 40.78% of games from position 2 and 22.22% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.37% n=218

Seat 2

40.78% n=179

Seat 3

29.17% n=120

Seat 4

26.28% n=78

Seat 5

22.22% n=9

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Basim Ibn Ishaq wins 35.69% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.69% n=283

1 mulligan

42.11% n=76

2 mulligans

23.33% n=30

3 mulligans

60.0% n=15

4 mulligans

100.0% n=1

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Basim Ibn Ishaq 3.94/5 on average, across 449 self-reports.

3.94 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Basim Ibn Ishaq wins, opponents flag the game as salty 74.4% of the time across 219 tracked wins.

74.4 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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