Commander

Homer, the Hermit

Global commander stats

All Sultai commanders

127 Wins

234 Losses

Overview

Summary

Homer, the Hermit is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 407 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (127–234) at an Elo of 1,669, ranking #131 globally.

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

Last full refresh 29 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Homer, the Hermit's win rate?

Homer, the Hermit has a 31% win rate across 407 recorded Playgroup games (127 wins, 234 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: 4 days.

How many decks use Homer, the Hermit?

232 decks list Homer, the Hermit as their commander on Playgroup, of which 167 have played at least one recorded game.

Homer, the Hermit Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

131

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1669

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 232

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 167

No. games played with this commander 407

Total hours played 4 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1598	Caker	3	3	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, 90.82% of wins come via mill across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Mill

90.82%

Combat

4.08%

Combo

2.04%

Non Combat Damage

2.04%

Alternative

1.02%

Avg win turn 7.8 based on 124 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.

+13.4 pp

Top card: Underground Mortuary

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Underground Mortuary 45 games	+13.4 pp	45
2	Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary 37 games	+8.7 pp	37
3	Undercity Sewers 54 games	+8.2 pp	54
4	Flooded Strand 60 games	+7.2 pp	60
5	Lumra, Bellow of the Woods 60 games	+7.2 pp	60
6	Planar Engineering 60 games	+7.1 pp	60
7	Chameleon, Master of Disguise 50 games	+7.0 pp	50
8	Sakashima of a Thousand Faces 59 games	+6.6 pp	59
9	Scalding Tarn 56 games	+6.1 pp	56
10	Planar Genesis Signature build 46 games · Signature build	+6.0 pp	46

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Misty Rainforest 134 games	+6.0 pp	134
12	Prismatic Vista 54 games	+5.7 pp	54
13	Icetill Explorer 159 games	+4.9 pp	159
14	Marsh Flats 55 games	+4.7 pp	55
15	Bloodstained Mire 55 games	+4.7 pp	55

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 39.79% of games from position 1 and 20.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.79% n=142

Seat 2

28.86% n=123

Seat 3

26.37% n=91

Seat 4

28.21% n=39

Seat 5

20.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Homer, the Hermit wins 31.35% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.35% n=126

1 mulligan

32.53% n=83

2 mulligans

37.5% n=16

3 mulligans

27.27% n=11

4 mulligans

100.0% n=3

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Homer, the Hermit 4.02/5 on average, across 178 self-reports.

4.02 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Homer, the Hermit wins, opponents flag the game as salty 12.2% of the time across 123 tracked wins.

12.2 \%

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.