Commander

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

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

Summary

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 918 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (351–547) at an Elo of 1,614, ranking #480 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 259520 damage dealt and 0.8 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 918 recorded Playgroup games (351 wins, 547 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: 11 days.
How many decks use Hei Bai, Forest Guardian?
350 decks list Hei Bai, Forest Guardian as their commander on Playgroup, of which 242 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
480
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1614
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 259520
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.8
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 350
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 242
No. games played with this commander 918
Total hours played 11 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1624 JeffreyVeestraeten 6 6
2 1618 Dig 23 8
3 1612 iuryfs 11 7
4 1591 Pheonix_03 18 7
5 1555 Skandrix 4 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins, 48.63% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
48.63%
Combat
38.01%
Combo
7.19%
Alternative
5.14%
Commander Damage
0.68%
Mill
0.34%
Avg win turn 8.1 based on 352 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Hei Bai, Forest Guardian decks that leave them out.

+1.0 pp
Top card: Parting Gust
# Card Lift
1
Parting Gust
Parting Gust 59 games · Signature build
+1.0 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?

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins 42.8% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.8% n=264
2
Seat 2
39.65% n=256
3
Seat 3
37.67% n=227
4
Seat 4
29.1% n=134
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 40.19% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
40.19% n=209
1
1 mulligan
37.81% n=160
2
2 mulligans
32.73% n=55
3
3 mulligans
30.0% n=15
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 3.87/5 on average, across 613 self-reports.

3.87 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.6% of the time across 357 tracked wins.

33.6 \%
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
60.0%
Fire Lord Zuko commander art
Fire Lord Zuko 12 games
58.33%

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 16 games
18.75%