Basim Ibn Ishaq

Global Commander Stats

All Dimir commanders

181 Wins

334 Losses

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Summary

Basim Ibn Ishaq is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 515 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (181–334) at an Elo of 1,581, ranking #707 globally.

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

Last full refresh 21 Jul 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 515 recorded Playgroup games (181 wins, 334 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?

149 decks list Basim Ibn Ishaq as their commander on Playgroup, of which 109 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 (on avg.)

Elo rating

1581

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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 149

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 109

No. games played with this commander 515

Total hours played 6 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1562	GreggGraham	21	11	52 %
2	1538	urza1986	30	8	27 %
3	1521	ValkyrieKane	2	2	100 %
4	1481	Crashinova	10	3	30 %

How does this commander win?

When Basim Ibn Ishaq wins, 58.64% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

58.64%

Combat

22.22%

Alternative

12.96%

Non Combat Damage

4.32%

Combo

0.62%

Poison

0.62%

Mill

0.62%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 186 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Basim Ibn Ishaq wins 39.67% of games from position 1 and 22.22% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.67% n=184

Seat 2

39.62% n=159

Seat 3

26.61% n=109

Seat 4

27.27% n=66

Seat 5

22.22% n=9

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Basim Ibn Ishaq wins 36.11% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.11% n=252

1 mulligan

40.98% n=61

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 3.91/5 on average, across 393 self-reports.

3.91 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Basim Ibn Ishaq wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.9% of the time across 189 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.