Commander

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} All Five Color commanders
Win Rate 39%
299 Wins
457 Losses
Overview

Summary

Hei Bai, Forest Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 764 recorded Playgroup games, winning 39% of them (299457) at an Elo of 1,734, ranking #18 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 311054 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 39% win rate across 764 recorded Playgroup games (299 wins, 457 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?
287 decks list Hei Bai, Forest Guardian as their commander on Playgroup, of which 208 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
18
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1734
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 311054
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 287
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 208
No. games played with this commander 764
Total hours played 10 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1612 iuryfs 11 7
2 1579 Pheonix_03 16 6
3 1570 JeffreyVeestraeten 4 4
4 1557 Crystalscourge 6 3
5 1536 Methas 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins, 49.23% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
49.23%
Combat
39.23%
Combo
5.38%
Alternative
5.0%
Commander Damage
0.77%
Mill
0.38%
Avg win turn 8.1 based on 302 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.

+2.0 pp
Top card: Sphere of Safety
# Card Lift
1
Sphere of Safety
Sphere of Safety 87 games
+2.0 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 43.69% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.69% n=222
2
Seat 2
41.9% n=216
3
Seat 3
39.53% n=191
4
Seat 4
27.52% n=109
5
Seat 5
22.73% n=22
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins 41.57% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
41.57% n=178
1
1 mulligan
40.22% n=138
2
2 mulligans
36.17% n=47
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 3.87/5 on average, across 540 self-reports.

3.87 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Hei Bai, Forest Guardian wins, opponents flag the game as salty 76.1% of the time across 309 tracked wins.

76.1 \%
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
61.54%
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%
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre commander art
20.0%