Commander

T'Challa, the Black Panther

Global commander stats {G} {W} All Selesnya commanders Featured in Marvel Super Heroes
Win Rate 32%
929 Wins
1771 Losses
Overview

Summary

T'Challa, the Black Panther is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,826 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (929–1771) at an Elo of 1,573, ranking #863 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 108 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is T'Challa, the Black Panther's win rate?
T'Challa, the Black Panther has a 32% win rate across 2826 recorded Playgroup games (929 wins, 1771 losses).
How long do winning games with T'Challa, the Black Panther take?
Wins with T'Challa, the Black Panther take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use T'Challa, the Black Panther?
1,313 decks list T'Challa, the Black Panther as their commander on Playgroup, of which 882 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
863
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1573
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Commander popularity trend

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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 108
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 7
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 6 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1313
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 882
No. games played with this commander 2826
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1630 hamhotpocket 21 11
2 1575 DrFoxxButt 25 11
3 1560 Bkay 7 4
4 1555 U. von Soosten 10 8
5 1554 Daniel 13 9
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When T'Challa, the Black Panther wins, 57.22% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
57.22%
Commander Damage
37.46%
Alternative
2.06%
Non Combat Damage
1.72%
Combo
1.37%
Poison
0.17%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 924 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for T'Challa, the Black Panther

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with T'Challa, the Black Panther decks that leave them out.

+6.8 pp
Top card: Machinist's Arsenal
# Card Lift
1
Machinist's Arsenal
Machinist's Arsenal 146 games · Signature build
+6.8 pp
2
Illustrious Wanderglyph
Illustrious Wanderglyph 41 games
+0.2 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?

T'Challa, the Black Panther wins 44.06% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.06% n=943
2
Seat 2
33.23% n=963
3
Seat 3
24.61% n=571
4
Seat 4
17.81% n=306
5
Seat 5
20.69% n=29
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, T'Challa, the Black Panther wins 34.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.0% n=978
1
1 mulligan
34.8% n=556
2
2 mulligans
34.84% n=155
3
3 mulligans
25.58% n=43
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=8
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with T'Challa, the Black Panther 3.85/5 on average, across 1526 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When T'Challa, the Black Panther wins, opponents flag the game as salty 18.5% of the time across 933 tracked wins.

18.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against T'Challa, the Black Panther. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Neera, Wild Mage commander art
Neera, Wild Mage 10 games
80.0%
Lathliss, Dragon Queen commander art
65.0%
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor commander art
57.69%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
50.0%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Helga, Skittish Seer commander art
0.0%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
0.0%
Kratos, Stoic Father commander art
7.69%
Vihaan, Goldwaker commander art
7.69%