Commander

Galea, Kindler of Hope

Global commander stats {G} {W} {U} All Bant commanders
Win Rate 30%
544 Wins
1216 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Galea, Kindler of Hope is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,761 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (5441216) at an Elo of 1,522, ranking #1573 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.63 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 30% win rate across 1761 recorded Playgroup games (544 wins, 1216 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: 16 days.
How many decks use Galea, Kindler of Hope?
765 decks list Galea, Kindler of Hope as their commander on Playgroup, of which 403 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1573
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1522
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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 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 765
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 403
No. games played with this commander 1761
Total hours played 16 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1617 Rondiii 10 6
2 1537 RofellosDeservedBetter 81 44
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, 57.93% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
57.93%
Combat
34.01%
Poison
5.29%
Alternative
1.51%
Non Combat Damage
1.01%
Combo
0.25%
Avg win turn 9.4 based on 550 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.

+6.5 pp
Top card: Bear Umbra
# Card Lift
1
Bear Umbra
Bear Umbra 68 games
+6.5 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 37.84% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
37.84% n=510
2
Seat 2
33.59% n=521
3
Seat 3
24.09% n=386
4
Seat 4
16.83% n=208
5
Seat 5
32.0% n=25
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Galea, Kindler of Hope wins 30.87% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.87% n=839
1
1 mulligan
30.0% n=250
2
2 mulligans
23.68% n=76
3
3 mulligans
28.57% n=21
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

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 1172 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Galea, Kindler of Hope wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.7% of the time across 551 tracked wins.

63.7 \%
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%
Oloro, Ageless Ascetic commander art
54.55%
Davros, Dalek Creator commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups

Syr Konrad, the Grim commander art
0.0%
Omo, Queen of Vesuva commander art
0.0%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier commander art
0.0%