Galea, Kindler of Hope

Global Commander Stats

507 Wins

1113 Losses

Summary

Galea, Kindler of Hope is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,620 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (507–1113) at an Elo of 1,481, ranking #3266 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 17 Jun 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 1620 recorded Playgroup games (507 wins, 1113 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: 14 days.

How many decks use Galea, Kindler of Hope?

695 decks list Galea, Kindler of Hope as their commander on Playgroup, of which 370 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global Rank

3266

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1481

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 0.63

Average turn length 1 minute

No. decks for this commander 695

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 370

No. games played with this commander 1620

Total hours played 14 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1617	Rondiii	10	6	60 %
2	1533	Luke S	1	1	100 %
3	1525	CeeeDeeez__	5	3	75 %
4	1524	RofellosDeservedBetter	78	42	54 %
5	1524	Luis Antonio Picado Fernández	2	1	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Galea, Kindler of Hope wins, 57.97% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

57.97%

Combat

33.52%

Poison

5.77%

Alternative

1.65%

Non Combat Damage

1.1%

Avg win turn 9.4 based on 514 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=480

Seat 2

33.95% n=486

Seat 3

24.02% n=358

Seat 4

17.11% n=187

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 31.19% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.19% n=792

1 mulligan

30.09% n=226

2 mulligans

25.35% n=71

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 1074 self-reports.

3.65 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Galea, Kindler of Hope wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.0% of the time across 514 tracked wins.

63.0 \%

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.