Gonti, Night Minister

Global Commander Stats

153 Wins

529 Losses

Summary

Gonti, Night Minister is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 682 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (153–529) at an Elo of 1,487, ranking #3265 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 25 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 682 recorded Playgroup games (153 wins, 529 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?

228 decks list Gonti, Night Minister as their commander on Playgroup, of which 171 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global Rank

3265

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1487

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 0.56

Average turn length about 1 hour

No. decks for this commander 228

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 171

No. games played with this commander 682

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	12	2	17 %

How does this commander win?

When Gonti, Night Minister wins, 43.75% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.75%

Non Combat Damage

35.71%

Alternative

14.29%

Mill

6.25%

Avg win turn 9.4 based on 153 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Gonti, Night Minister wins 44.44% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

26.67% n=195

Seat 2

22.09% n=163

Seat 3

21.43% n=182

Seat 4

12.71% n=118

Seat 5

44.44% n=18

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gonti, Night Minister wins 20.08% after 0 mulligans and 11.11% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

20.08% n=244

1 mulligan

23.15% n=108

2 mulligans

24.32% n=37

3 mulligans

11.11% n=9

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gonti, Night Minister 3.8/5 on average, across 511 self-reports.

3.8 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gonti, Night Minister wins, opponents flag the game as salty 74.0% of the time across 154 tracked wins.

74.0 \%

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.