Commander

Galea, Kindler of Hope

Global commander stats {G} {W} {U} All Bant commanders
Win Rate 29%
565 Wins
1316 Losses
Overview

Summary

Galea, Kindler of Hope is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,888 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (565–1316) at an Elo of 1,397, ranking #5083 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Galea, Kindler of Hope's win rate?
Galea, Kindler of Hope has a 29% win rate across 1888 recorded Playgroup games (565 wins, 1316 losses).
How long do winning games with Galea, Kindler of Hope take?
Wins with Galea, Kindler of Hope take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 17 days.
How many decks use Galea, Kindler of Hope?
806 decks list Galea, Kindler of Hope as their commander on Playgroup, of which 435 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
5083
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1397
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 8
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 806
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 435
No. games played with this commander 1888
Total hours played 17 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1617 Rondiii 10 6
2 1589 Zen2oo 4 3
3 1533 Luke S 1 1
4 1525 CeeeDeeez__ 5 3
5 1524 Luis Antonio Picado Fernández 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Galea, Kindler of Hope wins, 57.99% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
57.99%
Combat
34.15%
Poison
5.41%
Alternative
1.47%
Non Combat Damage
0.98%
Avg win turn 9.4 based on 570 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Galea, Kindler of Hope

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Galea, Kindler of Hope decks that leave them out.

+4.9 pp
Top card: Bear Umbra
# Card Lift
1
Bear Umbra
Bear Umbra 87 games
+4.9 pp
2
Kaldra Compleat
Kaldra Compleat 51 games
+1.8 pp
3
Nettlecyst
Nettlecyst 109 games
+0.4 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?

Galea, Kindler of Hope wins 36.72% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.72% n=561
2
Seat 2
32.39% n=565
3
Seat 3
23.3% n=412
4
Seat 4
15.86% n=227
5
Seat 5
29.63% n=27
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Galea, Kindler of Hope wins 30.26% after 0 mulligans and 25.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.26% n=879
1
1 mulligan
28.57% n=273
2
2 mulligans
22.22% n=81
3
3 mulligans
26.09% n=23
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=4
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Galea, Kindler of Hope 3.64/5 on average, across 1245 self-reports.

3.64 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Galea, Kindler of Hope wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.4% of the time across 571 tracked wins.

32.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Galea, Kindler of Hope. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Temmet, Naktamun's Will commander art
72.73%
The Thirteenth Doctor commander art
60.0%
Davros, Dalek Creator commander art
54.55%
Sidisi, Brood Tyrant commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups