Commander

Homer, the Hermit

Global commander stats

All Sultai commanders

96 Wins

182 Losses

Overview

Summary

Homer, the Hermit is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 319 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (96–182) at an Elo of 1,605, ranking #505 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.29 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 9 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Homer, the Hermit's win rate?

Homer, the Hermit has a 30% win rate across 319 recorded Playgroup games (96 wins, 182 losses).

How long do winning games with Homer, the Hermit take?

Wins with Homer, the Hermit take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.

How many decks use Homer, the Hermit?

198 decks list Homer, the Hermit as their commander on Playgroup, of which 142 have played at least one recorded game.

Homer, the Hermit Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

505

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1605

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.29

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 198

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 142

No. games played with this commander 319

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1570	Caker	2	2	100 %
2	1558	drarminass	3	2	67 %
3	1552	Rags	6	3	50 %
4	1548	Clotheslinebob	5	2	40 %
5	1546	TheTwilightCat	4	3	75 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Homer, the Hermit wins, 92.0% of wins come via mill across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Mill

92.0%

Combat

5.33%

Combo

1.33%

Non Combat Damage

1.33%

Avg win turn 7.7 based on 94 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Homer, the Hermit

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

+16.8 pp

Top card: Underground Mortuary

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Underground Mortuary 38 games	+16.8 pp	38
2	Undercity Sewers 43 games	+9.7 pp	43
3	Sakashima of a Thousand Faces 47 games	+6.4 pp	47
4	Chameleon, Master of Disguise 36 games	+5.1 pp	36
5	Icetill Explorer 110 games	+4.4 pp	110
6	Flooded Strand 53 games	+4.3 pp	53
7	Planar Engineering 42 games	+4.1 pp	42
8	Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait 102 games	+3.8 pp	102
9	Windswept Heath 54 games	+3.3 pp	54
10	Hedge Maze 54 games	+3.2 pp	54

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Springleaf Parade 54 games	+3.2 pp	54
12	Lotus Cobra 63 games	+3.1 pp	63
13	Scapeshift 92 games	+3.0 pp	92
14	Prismatic Vista 46 games	+2.9 pp	46
15	Overgrown Tomb 79 games	+2.7 pp	79

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?

Homer, the Hermit wins 37.82% of games from position 1 and 25.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.82% n=119

Seat 2

26.02% n=98

Seat 3

27.14% n=70

Seat 4

33.33% n=24

Seat 5

25.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Homer, the Hermit wins 33.94% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

33.94% n=109

1 mulligan

32.84% n=67

2 mulligans

23.08% n=13

3 mulligans

28.57% n=7

4 mulligans

100.0% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Homer, the Hermit 4.03/5 on average, across 147 self-reports.

4.03 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Homer, the Hermit wins, opponents flag the game as salty 11.5% of the time across 96 tracked wins.

11.5 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Not enough head-to-head data yet for Homer, the Hermit. Each opposing commander needs at least ten tracked games before it shows up here.