Galea, Kindler of Hope

Global Commander Stats

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528 Wins

1169 Losses

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Summary

Galea, Kindler of Hope is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,698 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (528–1169) at an Elo of 1,526, ranking #1445 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Galea, Kindler of Hope's win rate?

Galea, Kindler of Hope has a 31% win rate across 1698 recorded Playgroup games (528 wins, 1169 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: 15 days.

How many decks use Galea, Kindler of Hope?

745 decks list Galea, Kindler of Hope as their commander on Playgroup, of which 392 have played at least one recorded game.

Galea, Kindler of Hope Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1445

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1526

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 8

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 745

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 392

No. games played with this commander 1698

Total hours played 15 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1617	Rondiii	10	6	60 %
2	1541	RofellosDeservedBetter	79	43	54 %
3	1533	Luke S	1	1	100 %
4	1525	CeeeDeeez__	5	3	75 %
5	1524	Luis Antonio Picado Fernández	2	1	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Galea, Kindler of Hope wins, 57.81% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

57.81%

Combat

34.11%

Poison

5.47%

Alternative

1.56%

Non Combat Damage

1.04%

Avg win turn 9.4 based on 535 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Galea, Kindler of Hope wins 37.92% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.92% n=501

Seat 2

33.66% n=505

Seat 3

24.07% n=378

Seat 4

17.0% n=200

Seat 5

32.0% n=25

Seat 6

0.0% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Galea, Kindler of Hope wins 31.14% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.14% n=819

1 mulligan

29.79% n=235

2 mulligans

24.32% n=74

3 mulligans

28.57% n=21

4 mulligans

0.0% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Galea, Kindler of Hope 3.65/5 on average, across 1131 self-reports.

3.65 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Galea, Kindler of Hope wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.6% of the time across 535 tracked wins.

63.6 \%

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.