Commander

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} All Five Color commanders
Win Rate 38%
327 Wins
497 Losses
Overview

Summary

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 839 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (327–497) at an Elo of 1,694, ranking #85 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 284553 damage dealt and 0.83 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Hei Bai, Forest Guardian's win rate?
Hei Bai, Forest Guardian has a 38% win rate across 839 recorded Playgroup games (327 wins, 497 losses).
How long do winning games with Hei Bai, Forest Guardian take?
Wins with Hei Bai, Forest Guardian take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 10 days.
How many decks use Hei Bai, Forest Guardian?
313 decks list Hei Bai, Forest Guardian as their commander on Playgroup, of which 222 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
85
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1694
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 284553
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.83
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 313
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 222
No. games played with this commander 839
Total hours played 10 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1628 Dig 20 7
2 1612 iuryfs 11 7
3 1599 JeffreyVeestraeten 5 5
4 1591 Pheonix_03 18 7
5 1544 Jackson_zumwalt 7 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins, 50.0% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
50.0%
Combat
38.41%
Combo
5.8%
Alternative
4.71%
Commander Damage
0.72%
Mill
0.36%
Avg win turn 8.2 based on 330 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins 44.18% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.18% n=249
2
Seat 2
41.01% n=228
3
Seat 3
38.04% n=209
4
Seat 4
28.93% n=121
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=24
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins 40.93% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
40.93% n=193
1
1 mulligan
39.0% n=150
2
2 mulligans
34.0% n=50
3
3 mulligans
37.5% n=12
6
6 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Hei Bai, Forest Guardian 3.88/5 on average, across 578 self-reports.

3.88 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.5% of the time across 338 tracked wins.

35.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Hei Bai, Forest Guardian. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Leonardo, the Balance commander art
72.73%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
64.29%
Fire Lord Zuko commander art
Fire Lord Zuko 12 games
58.33%
Teval, the Balanced Scale commander art
53.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Caesar, Legion's Emperor commander art
7.69%
Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
10.0%
Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
18.18%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 15 games
20.0%