Squall, Gunblade Duelist

Global Commander Stats

All Mardu commanders

48 Wins

177 Losses

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Summary

Squall, Gunblade Duelist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 225 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (48–177) at an Elo of 1,534, ranking #1337 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Squall, Gunblade Duelist's win rate?

Squall, Gunblade Duelist has a 21% win rate across 225 recorded Playgroup games (48 wins, 177 losses).

How long do winning games with Squall, Gunblade Duelist take?

Wins with Squall, Gunblade Duelist take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.

How many decks use Squall, Gunblade Duelist?

75 decks list Squall, Gunblade Duelist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 55 have played at least one recorded game.

Squall, Gunblade Duelist Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1337

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1534

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 8

Average kills per game 0.6

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 75

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 55

No. games played with this commander 225

Total hours played 2 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1509	BeeJayJayn	4	1	33 %

How does this commander win?

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist wins, 60.47% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

60.47%

Non Combat Damage

32.56%

Commander Damage

2.33%

Poison

2.33%

Alternative

2.33%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 50 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Squall, Gunblade Duelist wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 12.73% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

21.67% n=60

Seat 2

29.58% n=71

Seat 3

12.73% n=55

Seat 4

19.51% n=41

Seat 5

50.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Squall, Gunblade Duelist wins 17.95% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

17.95% n=78

1 mulligan

18.0% n=50

2 mulligans

30.77% n=13

3 mulligans

0.0% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Squall, Gunblade Duelist 3.85/5 on average, across 186 self-reports.

3.85 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 84.0% of the time across 50 tracked wins.

84.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Squall, Gunblade Duelist. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.