Commander

Basim Ibn Ishaq

Global commander stats

All Dimir commanders

185 Wins

341 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Basim Ibn Ishaq is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 526 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (185–341) at an Elo of 1,581, ranking #707 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Aug 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 526 recorded Playgroup games (185 wins, 341 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?

150 decks list Basim Ibn Ishaq as their commander on Playgroup, of which 108 have played at least one recorded game.

Basim Ibn Ishaq Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

707

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1581

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 8

Average kills per game 0.73

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 150

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 108

No. games played with this commander 526

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1562	GreggGraham	21	11	52 %
2	1531	ValkyrieKane	5	4	80 %
3	1525	urza1986	31	8	26 %
4	1481	Crashinova	10	3	30 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Basim Ibn Ishaq wins, 59.39% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

59.39%

Combat

21.82%

Alternative

12.73%

Non Combat Damage

4.24%

Combo

0.61%

Poison

0.61%

Mill

0.61%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 190 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Basim Ibn Ishaq wins 39.38% of games from position 2 and 22.22% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.25% n=186

Seat 2

39.38% n=160

Seat 3

27.27% n=110

Seat 4

27.27% n=66

Seat 5

22.22% n=9

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Basim Ibn Ishaq wins 35.55% after 0 mulligans and 54.55% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.55% n=256

1 mulligan

43.08% n=65

2 mulligans

21.43% n=28

3 mulligans

54.55% n=11

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Basim Ibn Ishaq 3.92/5 on average, across 402 self-reports.

3.92 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Basim Ibn Ishaq wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.5% of the time across 193 tracked wins.

71.5 \%

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.