Commander

Witherbloom, the Balancer

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 38%
447 Wins
691 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Witherbloom, the Balancer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,147 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (447691) at an Elo of 1,606, ranking #487 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 666751 damage dealt and 0.84 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Witherbloom, the Balancer's win rate?
Witherbloom, the Balancer has a 38% win rate across 1147 recorded Playgroup games (447 wins, 691 losses).
How long do winning games with Witherbloom, the Balancer take?
Wins with Witherbloom, the Balancer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 13 days.
How many decks use Witherbloom, the Balancer?
409 decks list Witherbloom, the Balancer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 315 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
487
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1606
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 666751
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.84
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 409
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 315
No. games played with this commander 1147
Total hours played 13 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1578 Rene.G 14 7
2 1575 Tiger_moth. 2 2
3 1571 Markus Römer 2 2
4 1543 Andrew Jones-Prosser 4 3
5 1539 jack black belt 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Witherbloom, the Balancer wins, 50.46% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.46%
Non Combat Damage
30.96%
Combo
8.98%
Commander Damage
4.33%
Alternative
2.79%
Poison
1.86%
Mill
0.62%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 452 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Witherbloom, the Balancer

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Witherbloom, the Balancer decks that leave them out.

+11.4 pp
Top card: Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary

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?

Witherbloom, the Balancer wins 47.13% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
47.13% n=314
2
Seat 2
41.4% n=343
3
Seat 3
34.87% n=238
4
Seat 4
29.07% n=172
5
Seat 5
10.0% n=20
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Witherbloom, the Balancer wins 39.69% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
39.69% n=354
1
1 mulligan
42.71% n=199
2
2 mulligans
35.63% n=87
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=32
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Witherbloom, the Balancer 3.73/5 on average, across 740 self-reports.

3.73 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Witherbloom, the Balancer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.3% of the time across 450 tracked wins.

65.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

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