Commander

Black Waltz No. 3

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 27%
150 Wins
397 Losses
Overview

Summary

Black Waltz No. 3 is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 550 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (150–397) at an Elo of 1,538, ranking #1330 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Black Waltz No. 3's win rate?
Black Waltz No. 3 has a 27% win rate across 550 recorded Playgroup games (150 wins, 397 losses).
How long do winning games with Black Waltz No. 3 take?
Wins with Black Waltz No. 3 take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.
How many decks use Black Waltz No. 3?
206 decks list Black Waltz No. 3 as their commander on Playgroup, of which 150 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1330
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1538
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.73
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 206
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 150
No. games played with this commander 550
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1524 Evilbomber1 1 1
2 1523 DROMama 2 1
3 1500 Hermae 1 0
4 1500 vonsuave 1 0
5 1499 magicmcgathering 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Black Waltz No. 3 wins, 56.52% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
56.52%
Combat
27.83%
Commander Damage
8.7%
Poison
3.48%
Combo
1.74%
Alternative
1.74%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 155 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Black Waltz No. 3 wins 30.81% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.81% n=185
2
Seat 2
29.41% n=153
3
Seat 3
27.64% n=123
4
Seat 4
18.67% n=75
5
Seat 5
10.0% n=20
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=5
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Black Waltz No. 3 wins 29.89% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.89% n=184
1
1 mulligan
29.59% n=98
2
2 mulligans
25.0% n=28
3
3 mulligans
33.33% n=3
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Black Waltz No. 3 3.94/5 on average, across 429 self-reports.

3.94 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Black Waltz No. 3 wins, opponents flag the game as salty 38.1% of the time across 155 tracked wins.

38.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Black Waltz No. 3. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
45.45%
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch commander art
40.0%
Goro-Goro and Satoru commander art
38.46%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
36.36%
Baru, Wurmspeaker commander art
30.77%

Top 5 worst matchups

Shadow the Hedgehog commander art
5.56%
Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
16.67%
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
22.22%