Commander

The Great Goblin

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 26%
236 Wins
591 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Great Goblin is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 890 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (236–591) at an Elo of 1,645, ranking #265 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.52 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 26% win rate across 890 recorded Playgroup games (236 wins, 591 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: 11 days.
How many decks use The Great Goblin?
445 decks list The Great Goblin as their commander on Playgroup, of which 320 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
265
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1645
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 445
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 321
No. games played with this commander 890
Total hours played 11 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1595 Uomocondor 3 3
2 1587 Musica 16 7
3 1583 Dschut 4 3
4 1573 Savitar 8 5
5 1571 JT 5 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Great Goblin wins, 47.65% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
47.65%
Combat
31.54%
Combo
14.09%
Alternative
4.03%
Commander Damage
2.01%
Mill
0.67%
Avg win turn 8.0 based on 238 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.

+10.7 pp
Top card: Skirk Prospector
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Metallic Mimic
Metallic Mimic 204 games
+5.6 pp
12
Warren Soultrader
Warren Soultrader 124 games
+5.4 pp
13
Bloodstained Mire
Bloodstained Mire 102 games
+4.9 pp
14
Murderous Redcap
Murderous Redcap 129 games
+4.2 pp
15
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
Sling-Gang Lieutenant 215 games
+4.0 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?

The Great Goblin wins 32.61% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.61% n=299
2
Seat 2
26.02% n=294
3
Seat 3
20.48% n=188
4
Seat 4
24.21% n=95
5
Seat 5
16.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Great Goblin wins 27.38% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.38% n=221
1
1 mulligan
26.17% n=149
2
2 mulligans
33.33% n=42
3
3 mulligans
46.67% n=15
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 The Great Goblin 3.87/5 on average, across 499 self-reports.

3.87 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Great Goblin wins, opponents flag the game as salty 18.8% of the time across 234 tracked wins.

18.8 \%
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 16 games
62.5%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
46.15%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
43.75%
Zimone, Infinite Analyst commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
6.67%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 12 games
8.33%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 14 games
14.29%