Commander

Dack Fayden, Helping Hand

Global commander stats

All White commanders

135 Wins

246 Losses

Overview

Summary

Dack Fayden, Helping Hand is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 408 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (135–246) at an Elo of 1,618, ranking #451 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4976794 damage dealt and 0.41 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 31 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Dack Fayden, Helping Hand's win rate?

Dack Fayden, Helping Hand has a 33% win rate across 408 recorded Playgroup games (135 wins, 246 losses).

How long do winning games with Dack Fayden, Helping Hand take?

Wins with Dack Fayden, Helping Hand take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Dack Fayden, Helping Hand?

267 decks list Dack Fayden, Helping Hand as their commander on Playgroup, of which 180 have played at least one recorded game.

Dack Fayden, Helping Hand Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

451

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1618

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4976794

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 10

Average kills per game 0.41

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 267

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 180

No. games played with this commander 408

Total hours played 5 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1721	PushyPanther	27	15	58 %
2	1634	JohnSmiths	6	5	83 %
3	1625	TheLucky1	13	6	50 %
4	1583	Wreckrolled	2	2	100 %
5	1569	Machamp	2	2	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Dack Fayden, Helping Hand wins, 71.59% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

71.59%

Combo

9.09%

Poison

6.82%

Alternative

6.82%

Non Combat Damage

5.68%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 130 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Dack Fayden, Helping Hand

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Dack Fayden, Helping Hand decks that leave them out.

+13.4 pp

Top card: Return to the Light Realms

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Return to the Light Realms 124 games	+13.4 pp	124
2	Preston, the Vanisher 143 games	+7.6 pp	143
3	Resolute Archangel 89 games	+7.6 pp	89
4	The Eternal Wanderer 96 games	+5.5 pp	96
5	Karmic Guide 124 games	+5.4 pp	124
6	Ulamog, the Ceaseless Hunger 87 games	+4.7 pp	87
7	Curious Colossus 142 games	+4.5 pp	142
8	Guardian of Ghirapur 97 games	+4.0 pp	97
9	Flickering Hound 108 games	+2.9 pp	108
10	Otherworldly Journey 107 games	+2.6 pp	107

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Throne of Eldraine 94 games	+2.6 pp	94
12	Knight of the White Orchid 80 games	+2.4 pp	80
13	Ennis, Debate Moderator 80 games	+2.3 pp	80
14	Ori, Plate Stacker 135 games	+2.0 pp	135
15	Bilbo's Gambit 52 games	+1.9 pp	52

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?

Dack Fayden, Helping Hand wins 100.0% of games from position 5 and 29.57% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.82% n=110

Seat 2

32.2% n=118

Seat 3

29.57% n=93

Seat 4

32.35% n=68

Seat 5

100.0% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Dack Fayden, Helping Hand wins 32.35% after 0 mulligans and 62.5% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.35% n=85

1 mulligan

36.62% n=71

2 mulligans

14.81% n=27

3 mulligans

28.57% n=7

4 mulligans

62.5% n=4

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Dack Fayden, Helping Hand 3.85/5 on average, across 175 self-reports.

3.85 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Dack Fayden, Helping Hand wins, opponents flag the game as salty 13.5% of the time across 133 tracked wins.

13.5 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Dack Fayden, Helping Hand. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.