Commander

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

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

Summary

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 710 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (275428) at an Elo of 1,724, ranking #20 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 336075 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 710 recorded Playgroup games (275 wins, 428 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: 9 days.
How many decks use Hei Bai, Forest Guardian?
278 decks list Hei Bai, Forest Guardian as their commander on Playgroup, of which 196 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
20
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1724
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 336075
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 278
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 196
No. games played with this commander 710
Total hours played 9 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1612 iuryfs 11 7
2 1579 Pheonix_03 12 5
3 1557 Crystalscourge 6 3
4 1536 Methas 1 1
5 1536 redphar 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins, 49.79% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
49.79%
Combat
38.91%
Combo
5.02%
Alternative
5.02%
Commander Damage
0.84%
Mill
0.42%
Avg win turn 8.2 based on 281 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins 44.81% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.75% n=192
2
Seat 2
44.81% n=183
3
Seat 3
39.35% n=155
4
Seat 4
25.81% n=93
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=20
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins 41.42% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
41.42% n=169
1
1 mulligan
40.84% n=131
2
2 mulligans
37.78% n=45
3
3 mulligans
45.0% n=10
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 510 self-reports.

3.87 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins, opponents flag the game as salty 76.9% of the time across 281 tracked wins.

76.9 \%
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

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72.73%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
61.54%
Fire Lord Zuko commander art
Fire Lord Zuko 12 games
58.33%
Alela, Cunning Conqueror commander art
55.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Caesar, Legion's Emperor commander art
8.33%
Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
18.18%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
21.43%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 13 games
23.08%