Commander

Gonti, Night Minister

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

166 Wins

560 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Gonti, Night Minister is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 726 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (166–560) at an Elo of 1,554, ranking #1078 globally.

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

Last full refresh 15 Aug 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 726 recorded Playgroup games (166 wins, 560 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?

245 decks list Gonti, Night Minister as their commander on Playgroup, of which 180 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global rank

1078

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1554

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

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 245

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 180

No. games played with this commander 726

Total hours played 8 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1549	Ruvik	48	13	27 %
2	1530	DaMastaOPasta	6	2	33 %
3	1523	Lexior	4	3	75 %
4	1484	Jasflip	16	5	31 %
5	1477	Count Döökie	3	1	33 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gonti, Night Minister wins, 45.08% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

45.08%

Non Combat Damage

34.43%

Alternative

13.93%

Mill

6.56%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 166 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

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

27.09% n=203

Seat 2

24.16% n=178

Seat 3

21.93% n=187

Seat 4

12.6% n=127

Seat 5

44.44% n=18

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gonti, Night Minister wins 21.46% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

21.46% n=261

1 mulligan

23.28% n=116

2 mulligans

23.08% n=39

3 mulligans

16.67% n=12

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gonti, Night Minister 3.79/5 on average, across 545 self-reports.

3.79 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gonti, Night Minister wins, opponents flag the game as salty 74.9% of the time across 167 tracked wins.

74.9 \%

Head to head

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.