Preston, the Vanisher

Global Commander Stats

133 Wins

243 Losses

Summary

Preston, the Vanisher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 376 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (133–243) at an Elo of 1,481, ranking #3280 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 19 damage dealt and 0.57 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Preston, the Vanisher's win rate?

Preston, the Vanisher has a 35% win rate across 376 recorded Playgroup games (133 wins, 243 losses).

How long do winning games with Preston, the Vanisher take?

Wins with Preston, the Vanisher take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Preston, the Vanisher?

168 decks list Preston, the Vanisher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 78 have played at least one recorded game.

Preston, the Vanisher Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3280

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1481

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 19

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.57

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 168

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 78

No. games played with this commander 376

Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1547	LagoBort	8	3	38 %
2	1500	Nealime	1	0	0 %
3	1500	Metempsychosis	2	0	0 %
4	1488	Illimited	1	0	0 %

How does this commander win?

When Preston, the Vanisher wins, 43.48% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.48%

Combo

23.48%

Alternative

14.78%

Non Combat Damage

11.3%

Commander Damage

3.48%

Mill

3.48%

Avg win turn 8.7 based on 136 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Preston, the Vanisher wins 45.28% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

45.28% n=106

Seat 2

38.6% n=114

Seat 3

34.48% n=87

Seat 4

23.73% n=59

Seat 5

0.0% n=12

Seat 6

0.0% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Preston, the Vanisher wins 35.05% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.05% n=194

1 mulligan

37.68% n=69

2 mulligans

33.33% n=24

3 mulligans

0.0% n=2

4 mulligans

100.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Preston, the Vanisher 3.61/5 on average, across 279 self-reports.

3.61 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Preston, the Vanisher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.9% of the time across 136 tracked wins.

66.9 \%

Best and worst matchups

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