Commander

Black Waltz No. 3

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

Summary

Black Waltz No. 3 is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 491 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (133358) at an Elo of 1,406, ranking #4414 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 491 recorded Playgroup games (133 wins, 358 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: 4 days.
How many decks use Black Waltz No. 3?
180 decks list Black Waltz No. 3 as their commander on Playgroup, of which 129 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4414
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1406
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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 180
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 129
No. games played with this commander 491
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1500 Hermae 1 0
2 1499 magicmcgathering 2 1
3 1489 Alphi 1 0
4 1467 Blemski 3 0
5 1432 Joebaby 6 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Black Waltz No. 3 wins, 56.86% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
56.86%
Combat
26.47%
Commander Damage
9.8%
Poison
2.94%
Combo
1.96%
Alternative
1.96%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 138 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Black Waltz No. 3 wins 30.0% of games from position 3 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.94% n=167
2
Seat 2
29.55% n=132
3
Seat 3
30.0% n=110
4
Seat 4
16.39% n=61
5
Seat 5
11.11% n=18
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=5
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Black Waltz No. 3 wins 28.82% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.82% n=170
1
1 mulligan
32.14% n=84
2
2 mulligans
24.0% n=25
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=2
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
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 3.95/5 on average, across 391 self-reports.

3.95 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Black Waltz No. 3 wins, opponents flag the game as salty 81.9% of the time across 138 tracked wins.

81.9 \%
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
40.0%
Goro-Goro and Satoru commander art
38.46%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
36.36%
Baru, Wurmspeaker commander art
30.77%
Arabella, Abandoned Doll commander art
30.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Shadow the Hedgehog commander art
5.56%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 10 games
10.0%
Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
16.67%