Commander

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 43%
7 Wins
7 Losses
Overview

Summary

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 16 recorded Playgroup games, winning 43% of them (7–7) at an Elo of 1,530, ranking #1488 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 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, Shadow's Foe's win rate?
Gandalf, Shadow's Foe has a 43% win rate across 16 recorded Playgroup games (7 wins, 7 losses).
How long do winning games with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe take?
Wins with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 4 hours.
How many decks use Gandalf, Shadow's Foe?
17 decks list Gandalf, Shadow's Foe as their commander on Playgroup, of which 11 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1488
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1530
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 15
Average poison counters given per game
Average kills per game 0.56
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 17
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 11
No. games played with this commander 16
Total hours played about 4 hours
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1581 Power 6 4
2 1500 SproutTurtle 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe wins, 37.5% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
37.5%
Combat
25.0%
Mill
25.0%
Alternative
12.5%
Avg win turn 9.1 based on 8 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gandalf, Shadow's Foe wins 68.75% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
68.75% n=8
2
Seat 2
40.0% n=5
3
Seat 3
50.0% n=2
4
Seat 4
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gandalf, Shadow's Foe wins 66.67% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
66.67% n=6
1
1 mulligan
25.0% n=4
2
2 mulligans
100.0% n=2
3
3 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gandalf, Shadow's Foe 4.17/5 on average, across 12 self-reports.

4.17 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Gandalf, Shadow's Foe wins, opponents flag the game as salty 100.0% of the time across 8 tracked wins.

100.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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