Commander

Bard, King of Dale

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

Summary

Bard, King of Dale is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 442 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (117–294) at an Elo of 1,599, ranking #590 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4719754 damage dealt and 0.48 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 442 recorded Playgroup games (117 wins, 294 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: 5 days.
How many decks use Bard, King of Dale?
192 decks list Bard, King of Dale as their commander on Playgroup, of which 144 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
590
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1599
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4719754
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.48
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 192
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 144
No. games played with this commander 442
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1578 BThomp 3 2
2 1557 Fheinz15 2 2
3 1541 Daruk 6 3
4 1540 Quintus 4 2
5 1534 Huckleberry 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Bard, King of Dale wins, 76.25% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
76.25%
Commander Damage
8.75%
Combo
5.0%
Alternative
5.0%
Non Combat Damage
3.75%
Mill
1.25%
Avg win turn 9.4 based on 114 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.

+6.7 pp
Top card: Prince Imrahil the Fair
# Card Lift
1
Prince Imrahil the Fair
Prince Imrahil the Fair 72 games
+6.7 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 21.88% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.84% n=122
2
Seat 2
22.63% n=137
3
Seat 3
21.88% n=96
4
Seat 4
25.0% n=64
5
Seat 5
60.0% n=5
6
Seat 6
100.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Bard, King of Dale wins 20.61% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
20.61% n=114
1
1 mulligan
31.91% n=94
2
2 mulligans
7.41% n=27
3
3 mulligans
37.5% n=8
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
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 3.79/5 on average, across 239 self-reports.

3.79 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Bard, King of Dale wins, opponents flag the game as salty 17.8% of the time across 118 tracked wins.

17.8 \%
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
29.41%
Marneus Calgar commander art
Marneus Calgar 13 games
23.08%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
16.67%

Top 5 worst matchups

Zurgo Stormrender commander art
6.25%
Thranduil, the Elvenking commander art
9.09%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
16.67%
Marneus Calgar commander art
Marneus Calgar 13 games
23.08%