Commander

Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms

Global commander stats

All Red commanders

115 Wins

188 Losses

Overview

Summary

Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 308 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (115–188) at an Elo of 1,647, ranking #223 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.85 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 30 Sep 2026

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 308 recorded Playgroup games (115 wins, 188 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: 3 days.

How many decks use Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms?

132 decks list Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms as their commander on Playgroup, of which 80 have played at least one recorded game.

Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

223

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1647

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

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 0.85

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 132

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 80

No. games played with this commander 308

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1577	Bolinbear	2	2	100 %
2	1569	Surfing Llama	5	3	60 %
3	1569	43hailranger	10	4	40 %
4	1545	Dodo2109	3	2	67 %
5	1537	binaryviking	3	3	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms wins, 64.71% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

64.71%

Combat

30.88%

Combo

1.47%

Alternative

1.47%

Non Combat Damage

1.47%

Avg win turn 7.3 based on 116 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.

+3.1 pp

Top card: Commander's Plate

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Confidence	Games
1	Commander's Plate 35 games	+3.1 pp		35
2	Embercleave Signature build 42 games · Signature build	+2.0 pp		42

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 25.0% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.59% n=101

Seat 2

43.82% n=89

Seat 3

29.69% n=64

Seat 4

25.0% n=52

Seat 5

66.67% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms wins 38.27% after 0 mulligans and 42.86% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

38.27% n=81

1 mulligan

35.29% n=51

2 mulligans

38.89% n=18

3 mulligans

42.86% n=7

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms 3.84/5 on average, across 173 self-reports.

3.84 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gilgamesh, Master-at-Arms wins, opponents flag the game as salty 58.6% of the time across 116 tracked wins.

58.6 \%

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.