Commander

Chief of the Wilds

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 24%
73 Wins
172 Losses
Overview

Summary

Chief of the Wilds is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 295 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (73–172) at an Elo of 1,458, ranking #4339 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.45 player kills per game on average.

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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 295 recorded Playgroup games (73 wins, 172 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?
151 decks list Chief of the Wilds as their commander on Playgroup, of which 113 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4339
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1458
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 12
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.45
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 151
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 113
No. games played with this commander 295
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1558 Noodle 3 1
2 1550 Luca Blicks 4 2
3 1533 Josh Goodrum 3 3
4 1531 Gabriele Bolamperti 4 2
5 1530 ValkyrieKane 11 7
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Chief of the Wilds wins, 48.98% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
48.98%
Combat
42.86%
Combo
4.08%
Mill
2.04%
Non Combat Damage
2.04%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 75 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Chief of the Wilds

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Chief of the Wilds decks that leave them out.

+0.6 pp
Top card: Cavern of Souls
# Card Lift
1
Cavern of Souls
Cavern of Souls 37 games
+0.6 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?

Chief of the Wilds wins 33.33% of games from position 5 and 17.86% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
27.52% n=109
2
Seat 2
26.47% n=102
3
Seat 3
17.86% n=56
4
Seat 4
32.14% n=28
5
Seat 5
33.33% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Chief of the Wilds wins 29.29% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.29% n=99
1
1 mulligan
35.96% n=57
2
2 mulligans
6.25% n=16
3
3 mulligans
16.67% n=6
4
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 3.74/5 on average, across 150 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Chief of the Wilds wins, opponents flag the game as salty 10.7% of the time across 75 tracked wins.

10.7 \%
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.

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Top 5 worst matchups