Commander

The Great Goblin

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 25%
188 Wins
498 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Great Goblin is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 736 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (188–498) at an Elo of 1,518, ranking #1725 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Great Goblin's win rate?
The Great Goblin has a 25% win rate across 736 recorded Playgroup games (188 wins, 498 losses).
How long do winning games with The Great Goblin take?
Wins with The Great Goblin take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.
How many decks use The Great Goblin?
374 decks list The Great Goblin as their commander on Playgroup, of which 282 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1725
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1518
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 374
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 282
No. games played with this commander 736
Total hours played 9 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1583 Dschut 4 3
2 1542 OValladares 3 2
3 1541 Dudesweettt 3 2
4 1541 Savitar 7 4
5 1540 S3V3NZ 8 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Great Goblin wins, 45.54% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
45.54%
Combat
36.61%
Combo
11.61%
Alternative
4.46%
Commander Damage
1.79%
Avg win turn 8.0 based on 189 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The Great Goblin

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with The Great Goblin decks that leave them out.

+9.6 pp
Top card: Goblin Trashmaster
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Rundvelt Hordemaster
Rundvelt Hordemaster 59 games
+3.0 pp
12
Murderous Redcap
Murderous Redcap 109 games
+2.8 pp
13
Goblin Bombardment
Goblin Bombardment 173 games
+2.7 pp
14
Goblin Recruiter
Goblin Recruiter 40 games
+2.4 pp
15
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge 76 games
+1.5 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?

The Great Goblin wins 30.69% of games from position 1 and 20.2% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.69% n=246
2
Seat 2
25.2% n=248
3
Seat 3
20.2% n=151
4
Seat 4
22.78% n=79
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Great Goblin wins 26.14% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.14% n=197
1
1 mulligan
24.6% n=126
2
2 mulligans
29.41% n=34
3
3 mulligans
46.15% n=13
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
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 The Great Goblin 3.85/5 on average, across 411 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Great Goblin wins, opponents flag the game as salty 20.0% of the time across 190 tracked wins.

20.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Beorn the Fierce commander art
Beorn the Fierce 13 games
76.92%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
60.0%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
46.67%
Zimone, Infinite Analyst commander art
45.45%
Ashling, the Limitless commander art
41.67%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
0.0%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 11 games
9.09%
Jace, Multiverse Architect commander art
13.33%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
15.0%