Gonti, Night Minister

Global Commander Stats

145 Wins

504 Losses

Summary

Gonti, Night Minister is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 649 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (145–504) at an Elo of 1,420, ranking #4028 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.55 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 5 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gonti, Night Minister's win rate?

Gonti, Night Minister has a 22% win rate across 649 recorded Playgroup games (145 wins, 504 losses).

How long do winning games with Gonti, Night Minister take?

Wins with Gonti, Night Minister take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 months.

How many decks use Gonti, Night Minister?

215 decks list Gonti, Night Minister as their commander on Playgroup, of which 164 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global Rank

4028

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1420

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.55

Average turn length about 1 hour

No. decks for this commander 215

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 164

No. games played with this commander 649

Total hours played 8 months

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1530	DaMastaOPasta	6	2	33 %
2	1489	Count Döökie	1	0	0 %
3	1484	Jasflip	16	5	31 %
4	1428	Arucis	11	1	9 %

How does this commander win?

When Gonti, Night Minister wins, 43.12% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.12%

Non Combat Damage

35.78%

Alternative

14.68%

Mill

6.42%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 145 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gonti, Night Minister wins 43.75% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

26.34% n=186

Seat 2

22.78% n=158

Seat 3

20.59% n=170

Seat 4

13.16% n=114

Seat 5

43.75% n=16

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gonti, Night Minister wins 19.92% after 0 mulligans and 12.5% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

19.92% n=236

1 mulligan

20.41% n=98

2 mulligans

26.47% n=34

3 mulligans

12.5% n=8

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gonti, Night Minister 3.81/5 on average, across 488 self-reports.

3.81 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gonti, Night Minister wins, opponents flag the game as salty 74.7% of the time across 146 tracked wins.

74.7 \%

Best and worst matchups

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