Commander

Squall, Gunblade Duelist

Global commander stats

All Mardu commanders

60 Wins

191 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Squall, Gunblade Duelist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 251 recorded Playgroup games, winning 23% of them (60–191) at an Elo of 1,650, ranking #210 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Squall, Gunblade Duelist's win rate?

Squall, Gunblade Duelist has a 23% win rate across 251 recorded Playgroup games (60 wins, 191 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: 3 days.

How many decks use Squall, Gunblade Duelist?

84 decks list Squall, Gunblade Duelist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 60 have played at least one recorded game.

Squall, Gunblade Duelist Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

210

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1650

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 9

Average kills per game 0.62

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 84

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 60

No. games played with this commander 251

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1536	Zachary Blazek (Zack)	1	1	100 %
2	1531	BeeJayJayn	6	2	40 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist wins, 59.26% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

59.26%

Non Combat Damage

33.33%

Poison

3.7%

Commander Damage

1.85%

Alternative

1.85%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 61 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Squall, Gunblade Duelist wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 12.5% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

22.73% n=66

Seat 2

30.26% n=76

Seat 3

12.5% n=56

Seat 4

25.0% n=52

Seat 5

50.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Squall, Gunblade Duelist wins 19.77% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

19.77% n=86

1 mulligan

19.3% n=57

2 mulligans

30.77% n=13

3 mulligans

0.0% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Squall, Gunblade Duelist 3.84/5 on average, across 205 self-reports.

3.84 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Squall, Gunblade Duelist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 79.0% of the time across 62 tracked wins.

79.0 \%

Head to head

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.