Commander

Preston, the Vanisher

Global commander stats {W} All White commanders
Win Rate 35%
156 Wins
280 Losses
Overview

Summary

Preston, the Vanisher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 440 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (156–280) at an Elo of 1,641, ranking #263 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 17 damage dealt and 0.57 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Preston, the Vanisher's win rate?
Preston, the Vanisher has a 35% win rate across 440 recorded Playgroup games (156 wins, 280 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: 5 days.
How many decks use Preston, the Vanisher?
191 decks list Preston, the Vanisher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 94 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
263
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1641
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 17
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 191
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 94
No. games played with this commander 440
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1566 DeathAndDecay 6 3
2 1546 LagoBort 8 3
3 1536 Magikyle the gatherjandro 1 1
4 1512 dayestman 3 1
5 1500 Nealime 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Preston, the Vanisher wins, 47.41% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
47.41%
Combo
20.74%
Alternative
13.33%
Non Combat Damage
10.37%
Mill
4.44%
Commander Damage
3.7%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 160 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Preston, the Vanisher

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

+2.7 pp
Top card: Conjurer's Closet
# Card Lift
1
Conjurer's Closet
Conjurer's Closet 35 games
+2.7 pp
2
Lae'zel's Acrobatics
Lae'zel's Acrobatics 34 games · Signature build
+0.8 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?

Preston, the Vanisher wins 43.41% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.41% n=129
2
Seat 2
38.76% n=129
3
Seat 3
36.89% n=103
4
Seat 4
23.88% n=67
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=14
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Preston, the Vanisher wins 35.38% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.38% n=212
1
1 mulligan
38.55% n=83
2
2 mulligans
27.59% n=29
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=4
4
4 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Preston, the Vanisher 3.63/5 on average, across 331 self-reports.

3.63 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Preston, the Vanisher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.6% of the time across 160 tracked wins.

70.6 \%
Head to head

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.

Top 5 best matchups

Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
72.73%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
56.25%
Winter, Cynical Opportunist commander art
55.56%
Aminatou, Veil Piercer commander art
40.0%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 12 games
25.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 10 games
20.0%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 12 games
25.0%
Aminatou, Veil Piercer commander art
40.0%
Winter, Cynical Opportunist commander art
55.56%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
56.25%