Commander

Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms

Global commander stats {R} All Red commanders
Win Rate 37%
138 Wins
231 Losses
Overview

Summary

Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 372 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (138–231) at an Elo of 1,544, ranking #1249 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.79 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms's win rate?
Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms has a 37% win rate across 372 recorded Playgroup games (138 wins, 231 losses).
How long do winning games with Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms take?
Wins with Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms?
157 decks list Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms as their commander on Playgroup, of which 92 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1249
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1544
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8
Average commander damage per game 21
Average poison counters given per game 13
Average kills per game 0.79
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 157
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 92
No. games played with this commander 372
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1569 Surfing Llama 5 3
2 1569 43hailranger 10 4
3 1550 Bolinbear 4 2
4 1545 Dodo2109 3 2
5 1537 binaryviking 3 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms wins, 64.1% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
64.1%
Combat
32.05%
Combo
1.28%
Alternative
1.28%
Non Combat Damage
1.28%
Avg win turn 7.1 based on 136 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms decks that leave them out.

+1.3 pp
Top card: Swiftfoot Boots
# Card Lift
1
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots 109 games
+1.3 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms wins 66.67% of games from position 5 and 21.67% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.32% n=124
2
Seat 2
44.04% n=109
3
Seat 3
29.58% n=71
4
Seat 4
21.67% n=60
5
Seat 5
66.67% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms wins 39.78% after 0 mulligans and 44.44% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
39.78% n=93
1
1 mulligan
33.33% n=63
2
2 mulligans
35.0% n=20
3
3 mulligans
44.44% n=9
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms 3.83/5 on average, across 197 self-reports.

3.83 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms wins, opponents flag the game as salty 25.7% of the time across 140 tracked wins.

25.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
46.67%
Edward Kenway commander art
Edward Kenway 13 games
38.46%
Noctis, Prince of Lucis commander art
30.77%

Top 5 worst matchups

Korvold, Fae-Cursed King commander art
20.0%
Noctis, Prince of Lucis commander art
30.77%
Edward Kenway commander art
Edward Kenway 13 games
38.46%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
46.67%