Commander

Chief of the Wilds

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

89 Wins

212 Losses

Overview

Summary

Chief of the Wilds is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 359 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (89–212) at an Elo of 1,527, ranking #1557 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.46 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Chief of the Wilds's win rate?

Chief of the Wilds has a 24% win rate across 359 recorded Playgroup games (89 wins, 212 losses).

How long do winning games with Chief of the Wilds take?

Wins with Chief of the Wilds take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Chief of the Wilds?

177 decks list Chief of the Wilds as their commander on Playgroup, of which 135 have played at least one recorded game.

Chief of the Wilds Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1557

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1527

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 12

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.46

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 177

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 135

No. games played with this commander 359

Total hours played 4 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1568	stephenu110	2	2	100 %
2	1558	Noodle	3	1	33 %
3	1550	Luca Blicks	4	2	50 %
4	1536	GamerWolf	1	1	100 %
5	1531	Gabriele Bolamperti	4	2	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Chief of the Wilds wins, 48.33% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

48.33%

Combat

43.33%

Combo

3.33%

Poison

1.67%

Mill

1.67%

Non Combat Damage

1.67%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 92 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Chief of the Wilds wins 33.33% of games from position 5 and 22.73% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

27.5% n=140

Seat 2

25.2% n=123

Seat 3

22.73% n=66

Seat 4

28.13% n=32

Seat 5

33.33% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Chief of the Wilds wins 28.95% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.95% n=114

1 mulligan

34.46% n=74

2 mulligans

11.76% n=17

3 mulligans

16.67% n=6

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Chief of the Wilds 3.72/5 on average, across 180 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Chief of the Wilds wins, opponents flag the game as salty 8.7% of the time across 92 tracked wins.

8.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Chief of the Wilds. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.