Commander

Tellah, Great Sage

Global commander stats

All Izzet commanders

114 Wins

209 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Tellah, Great Sage is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 323 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (114–209) at an Elo of 1,656, ranking #180 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 9 damage dealt and 0.89 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Tellah, Great Sage's win rate?

Tellah, Great Sage has a 35% win rate across 323 recorded Playgroup games (114 wins, 209 losses).

How long do winning games with Tellah, Great Sage take?

Wins with Tellah, Great Sage take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Tellah, Great Sage?

85 decks list Tellah, Great Sage as their commander on Playgroup, of which 67 have played at least one recorded game.

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Global rank

180

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1656

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 9

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.89

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 85

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 67

No. games played with this commander 323

Total hours played 4 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1545	harrison king	2	1	50 %
2	1518	mrgame1357	6	2	33 %
3	1487	Adam Clowes	4	1	25 %
4	1413	shrey	30	6	21 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Tellah, Great Sage wins, 69.7% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

69.7%

Combat

16.16%

Combo

7.07%

Alternative

5.05%

Commander Damage

2.02%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 119 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Tellah, Great Sage wins 43.33% of games from position 1 and 20.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

43.33% n=90

Seat 2

34.41% n=93

Seat 3

34.25% n=73

Seat 4

27.08% n=48

Seat 5

20.0% n=10

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Tellah, Great Sage wins 37.84% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.84% n=111

1 mulligan

26.47% n=68

2 mulligans

37.5% n=24

3 mulligans

33.33% n=3

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Tellah, Great Sage 4.03/5 on average, across 228 self-reports.

4.03 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Tellah, Great Sage wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.2% of the time across 119 tracked wins.

62.2 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Tellah, Great Sage. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.