Commander

Black Waltz No. 3

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 26%
152 Wins
412 Losses
Overview

Summary

Black Waltz No. 3 is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 567 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (152–412) at an Elo of 1,489, ranking #3898 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.72 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 26% win rate across 567 recorded Playgroup games (152 wins, 412 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?
216 decks list Black Waltz No. 3 as their commander on Playgroup, of which 155 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3898
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1489
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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 0.72
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 216
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 155
No. games played with this commander 567
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1524 LBlade14 1 1
2 1524 Evilbomber1 1 1
3 1523 DROMama 2 1
4 1500 Hermae 1 0
5 1500 vonsuave 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Black Waltz No. 3 wins, 56.9% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
56.9%
Combat
26.72%
Commander Damage
8.62%
Poison
3.45%
Combo
2.59%
Alternative
1.72%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 157 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Black Waltz No. 3 wins 31.09% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.09% n=193
2
Seat 2
29.03% n=155
3
Seat 3
25.98% n=127
4
Seat 4
17.72% n=79
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=21
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=5
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Black Waltz No. 3 wins 30.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.0% n=190
1
1 mulligan
28.0% n=100
2
2 mulligans
27.59% n=29
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=4
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 437 self-reports.

3.94 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Black Waltz No. 3 wins, opponents flag the game as salty 36.7% of the time across 158 tracked wins.

36.7 \%
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%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 10 games
10.0%
Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
16.67%