Basim Ibn Ishaq

Global Commander Stats

174 Wins

330 Losses

Summary

Basim Ibn Ishaq is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 504 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (174–330) at an Elo of 1,514, ranking #1649 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.74 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Basim Ibn Ishaq's win rate?

Basim Ibn Ishaq has a 34% win rate across 504 recorded Playgroup games (174 wins, 330 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: 6 days.

How many decks use Basim Ibn Ishaq?

143 decks list Basim Ibn Ishaq as their commander on Playgroup, of which 104 have played at least one recorded game.

Basim Ibn Ishaq Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1649

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1514

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 8

Average kills per game 0.74

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 143

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 104

No. games played with this commander 504

Total hours played 6 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1562	GreggGraham	21	11	52 %
2	1496	urza1986	29	7	24 %
3	1492	Crashinova	9	3	33 %

How does this commander win?

When Basim Ibn Ishaq wins, 60.51% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

60.51%

Combat

19.75%

Alternative

13.38%

Non Combat Damage

4.46%

Combo

0.64%

Poison

0.64%

Mill

0.64%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 179 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Basim Ibn Ishaq wins 39.62% of games from position 2 and 22.22% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.33% n=180

Seat 2

39.62% n=159

Seat 3

26.61% n=109

Seat 4

28.13% n=64

Seat 5

22.22% n=9

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Basim Ibn Ishaq wins 35.37% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.37% n=246

1 mulligan

40.0% n=60

2 mulligans

21.43% n=28

3 mulligans

50.0% n=10

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Basim Ibn Ishaq 3.89/5 on average, across 386 self-reports.

3.89 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Basim Ibn Ishaq wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.9% of the time across 182 tracked wins.

70.9 \%

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.