Commander

Gisa and Geralf

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders Featured in Starter Commander Decks
Win Rate 28%
769 Wins
1952 Losses
Overview

Summary

Gisa and Geralf is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,745 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (7691952) at an Elo of 1,329, ranking #4897 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 685745 damage dealt and 0.51 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gisa and Geralf's win rate?
Gisa and Geralf has a 28% win rate across 2745 recorded Playgroup games (769 wins, 1952 losses).
How long do winning games with Gisa and Geralf take?
Wins with Gisa and Geralf take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.
How many decks use Gisa and Geralf?
1,120 decks list Gisa and Geralf as their commander on Playgroup, of which 633 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4897
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1329
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 685745
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.51
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1120
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 633
No. games played with this commander 2745
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1594 Nathan m 6 4
2 1577 carcidi36 71 49
3 1559 Dhobby24 40 22
4 1545 Hobbes 58 18
5 1536 Antihero108 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gisa and Geralf wins, 69.49% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
69.49%
Non Combat Damage
19.77%
Alternative
4.33%
Combo
4.14%
Commander Damage
1.32%
Mill
0.56%
Poison
0.38%
Avg win turn 9.7 based on 810 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Gisa and Geralf

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Gisa and Geralf decks that leave them out.

+5.5 pp
Top card: Plague Belcher
# Card Lift
1
Plague Belcher
Plague Belcher 45 games
+5.5 pp
2
Archghoul of Thraben
Archghoul of Thraben 50 games
+2.0 pp
3
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born
Grimgrin, Corpse-Born 62 games
+1.4 pp
4
Gravecrawler
Gravecrawler 128 games
+0.9 pp
5
Island
Island 266 games
+0.8 pp

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?

Gisa and Geralf wins 36.22% of games from position 1 and 17.65% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.22% n=911
2
Seat 2
29.44% n=890
3
Seat 3
22.32% n=551
4
Seat 4
17.65% n=340
5
Seat 5
20.37% n=54
6
Seat 6
18.18% n=11
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gisa and Geralf wins 26.74% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.74% n=1294
1
1 mulligan
25.62% n=363
2
2 mulligans
23.0% n=100
3
3 mulligans
40.91% n=22
4
4 mulligans
20.0% n=5
5
5 mulligans
25.0% n=4
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gisa and Geralf 3.65/5 on average, across 1982 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gisa and Geralf wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.3% of the time across 813 tracked wins.

75.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Omnath, Locus of Rage commander art
75.0%
Tannuk, Memorial Ensign commander art
70.0%
Kitt Kanto, Mayhem Diva commander art
68.75%
The Thirteenth Doctor commander art
60.0%
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King commander art
58.33%

Top 5 worst matchups