Commander

Black Panther, Wakandan King

Global commander stats

All Selesnya commanders

392 Wins

862 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Black Panther, Wakandan King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,255 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (392–862) at an Elo of 1,607, ranking #475 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1622421 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Black Panther, Wakandan King's win rate?

Black Panther, Wakandan King has a 31% win rate across 1255 recorded Playgroup games (392 wins, 862 losses).

How long do winning games with Black Panther, Wakandan King take?

Wins with Black Panther, Wakandan King take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 18 days.

How many decks use Black Panther, Wakandan King?

302 decks list Black Panther, Wakandan King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 205 have played at least one recorded game.

Black Panther, Wakandan King Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

475

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1607

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1622421

Average commander damage per game 7

Average poison counters given per game 45

Average kills per game 0.71

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 302

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 205

No. games played with this commander 1255

Total hours played 18 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1672	EEC42	16	9	56 %
2	1642	Paopu	9	6	67 %
3	1580	Robot	25	10	42 %
4	1540	TrueConvictionMTG	4	2	50 %
5	1538	Umutoria	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Black Panther, Wakandan King wins, 68.63% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

68.63%

Commander Damage

19.93%

Non Combat Damage

3.69%

Poison

2.95%

Alternative

2.58%

Combo

2.21%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 404 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Black Panther, Wakandan King

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Black Panther, Wakandan King decks that leave them out.

+1.8 pp

Top card: Selesnya Signet

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Confidence	Games
1	Selesnya Signet Signature build 101 games · Signature build	+1.8 pp		101
2	Brushland 113 games	+0.2 pp		113

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?

Black Panther, Wakandan King wins 36.98% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.98% n=384

Seat 2

32.76% n=348

Seat 3

28.0% n=300

Seat 4

25.0% n=208

Seat 5

26.67% n=30

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Black Panther, Wakandan King wins 29.48% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

29.48% n=658

1 mulligan

34.2% n=193

2 mulligans

21.74% n=46

3 mulligans

27.78% n=18

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Black Panther, Wakandan King 3.72/5 on average, across 828 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Black Panther, Wakandan King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 59.8% of the time across 403 tracked wins.

59.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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