Commander

Gandalf, Party Guest

Global commander stats {U} {R} {W} All Jeskai commanders
Win Rate 29%
128 Wins
265 Losses
Overview

Summary

Gandalf, Party Guest is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 439 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (128–265) at an Elo of 1,684, ranking #85 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gandalf, Party Guest's win rate?
Gandalf, Party Guest has a 29% win rate across 439 recorded Playgroup games (128 wins, 265 losses).
How long do winning games with Gandalf, Party Guest take?
Wins with Gandalf, Party Guest take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use Gandalf, Party Guest?
264 decks list Gandalf, Party Guest as their commander on Playgroup, of which 177 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
85
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1684
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.56
Average turn length 1 minute
No. decks for this commander 264
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 177
No. games played with this commander 439
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1623 DeathAndDecay 4 4
2 1575 Kbrem 3 2
3 1552 DROMama 2 2
4 1551 Eirik Hole 2 2
5 1547 coleition 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf, Party Guest wins, 61.96% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
61.96%
Non Combat Damage
25.0%
Combo
7.61%
Commander Damage
3.26%
Alternative
2.17%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 127 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Gandalf, Party Guest

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Gandalf, Party Guest decks that leave them out.

+9.5 pp
Top card: Alania, Divergent Storm
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Jori En, Ruin Diver
Jori En, Ruin Diver 117 games
+1.7 pp
12
Vivi Ornitier
Vivi Ornitier 97 games
+1.6 pp
13
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs
Sink into Stupor // Soporific Springs 34 games
+1.3 pp
14
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan
Stenn, Paranoid Partisan 48 games
+1.0 pp
15
Glacial Fortress
Glacial Fortress 100 games
+1.0 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?

Gandalf, Party Guest wins 34.0% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.96% n=135
2
Seat 2
34.0% n=125
3
Seat 3
29.73% n=111
4
Seat 4
15.74% n=54
5
Seat 5
20.0% n=5
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf, Party Guest wins 28.68% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.68% n=129
1
1 mulligan
22.35% n=85
2
2 mulligans
23.68% n=38
3
3 mulligans
26.92% n=13
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf, Party Guest 3.79/5 on average, across 244 self-reports.

3.79 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf, Party Guest wins, opponents flag the game as salty 20.9% of the time across 129 tracked wins.

20.9 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Gandalf, Party Guest. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Jace, Multiverse Architect commander art
54.55%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
54.17%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
34.62%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
27.27%

Top 5 worst matchups

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
10.0%
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
10.0%
Zimone, Infinite Analyst commander art
25.0%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
27.27%