Tellah, Great Sage

Global Commander Stats

89 Wins

172 Losses

Summary

Tellah, Great Sage is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 261 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (89–172) at an Elo of 1,650, ranking #186 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 10 damage dealt and 0.9 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Tellah, Great Sage's win rate?

Tellah, Great Sage has a 34% win rate across 261 recorded Playgroup games (89 wins, 172 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: 3 days.

How many decks use Tellah, Great Sage?

74 decks list Tellah, Great Sage as their commander on Playgroup, of which 58 have played at least one recorded game.

Tellah, Great Sage Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

186

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1650

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 10

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.9

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 74

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 58

No. games played with this commander 261

Total hours played 3 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1518	mrgame1357	6	2	33 %
2	1487	Adam Clowes	4	1	25 %
3	1439	shrey	26	6	24 %

How does this commander win?

When Tellah, Great Sage wins, 78.21% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

78.21%

Combat

11.54%

Combo

6.41%

Alternative

2.56%

Commander Damage

1.28%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 94 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Tellah, Great Sage wins 43.59% of games from position 1 and 25.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

43.59% n=78

Seat 2

31.58% n=76

Seat 3

34.43% n=61

Seat 4

26.19% n=42

Seat 5

25.0% n=8

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Tellah, Great Sage wins 30.56% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.56% n=72

1 mulligan

27.27% n=55

2 mulligans

33.33% n=21

3 mulligans

33.33% n=3

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Tellah, Great Sage 3.94/5 on average, across 176 self-reports.

3.94 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Tellah, Great Sage wins, opponents flag the game as salty 53.2% of the time across 94 tracked wins.

53.2 \%

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.