Commander

Bard, King of Dale

Global commander stats {W} {U} All Azorius commanders
Win Rate 26%
95 Wins
229 Losses
Overview

Summary

Bard, King of Dale is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 353 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (95–229) at an Elo of 1,612, ranking #438 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6405630 damage dealt and 0.46 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Bard, King of Dale's win rate?
Bard, King of Dale has a 26% win rate across 353 recorded Playgroup games (95 wins, 229 losses).
How long do winning games with Bard, King of Dale take?
Wins with Bard, King of Dale take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use Bard, King of Dale?
171 decks list Bard, King of Dale as their commander on Playgroup, of which 130 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
438
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1612
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6405630
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.46
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 171
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 130
No. games played with this commander 353
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1578 BThomp 3 2
2 1557 Fheinz15 2 2
3 1540 Quintus 4 2
4 1534 Huckleberry 1 1
5 1527 Iowantrlrtrsh 4 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Bard, King of Dale wins, 75.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
75.0%
Commander Damage
9.38%
Alternative
6.25%
Combo
4.69%
Non Combat Damage
3.13%
Mill
1.56%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 94 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Bard, King of Dale

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Bard, King of Dale decks that leave them out.

+10.5 pp
Top card: Prince Imrahil the Fair
# Card Lift
1
Prince Imrahil the Fair
Prince Imrahil the Fair 50 games
+10.5 pp
2
Belladonna Took
Belladonna Took 46 games
+6.5 pp
3
Prairie Stream
Prairie Stream 37 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?

Bard, King of Dale wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 22.52% from position 2 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.58% n=104
2
Seat 2
22.52% n=111
3
Seat 3
22.97% n=74
4
Seat 4
24.0% n=50
5
Seat 5
66.67% n=3
6
Seat 6
100.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Bard, King of Dale wins 20.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
20.0% n=100
1
1 mulligan
31.65% n=79
2
2 mulligans
10.53% n=19
3
3 mulligans
37.5% n=8
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Bard, King of Dale 3.88/5 on average, across 183 self-reports.

3.88 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Bard, King of Dale wins, opponents flag the game as salty 77.1% of the time across 96 tracked wins.

77.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Ashling, the Limitless commander art
28.57%
Marneus Calgar commander art
Marneus Calgar 13 games
23.08%
Noctis, Prince of Lucis commander art
10.0%
Thranduil, the Elvenking commander art
10.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Zurgo Stormrender commander art
6.25%
Noctis, Prince of Lucis commander art
10.0%
Thranduil, the Elvenking commander art
10.0%
Marneus Calgar commander art
Marneus Calgar 13 games
23.08%