The Council of Four

Global Commander Stats {W} {U} All Azorius commanders
Win Rate 35%
383 Wins
699 Losses
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Summary

The Council of Four is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,083 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (383699) at an Elo of 1,666, ranking #142 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Council of Four's win rate?
The Council of Four has a 35% win rate across 1083 recorded Playgroup games (383 wins, 699 losses).
How long do winning games with The Council of Four take?
Wins with The Council of Four take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 13 days.
How many decks use The Council of Four?
389 decks list The Council of Four as their commander on Playgroup, of which 228 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
142
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1666

Global Elo Trend

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Commander Popularity Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 389
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 228
No. games played with this commander 1083
Total hours played 13 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1747 Crownguard 19 12
2 1702 hunter rowley 38 20
3 1631 Gleeful Simulacrum 10 6
4 1596 StillJenniFromTheStack 7 4
5 1592 Alex 3 2

How does this commander win?

When The Council of Four wins, 60.96% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
60.96%
Alternative
29.45%
Non Combat Damage
4.11%
Commander Damage
2.74%
Mill
1.71%
Combo
1.03%
Avg win turn 9.9 based on 387 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

The Council of Four wins 42.86% of games from position 6 and 29.95% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.14% n=299
2
Seat 2
34.0% n=300
3
Seat 3
33.47% n=239
4
Seat 4
29.95% n=187
5
Seat 5
30.0% n=30
6
Seat 6
42.86% n=7

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Council of Four wins 35.67% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.67% n=499
1
1 mulligan
38.95% n=190
2
2 mulligans
34.69% n=49
3
3 mulligans
37.5% n=16
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=4
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Council of Four 3.84/5 on average, across 809 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Council of Four wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.8% of the time across 388 tracked wins.

69.8 \%

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
58.33%
Caesar, Legion's Emperor commander art
57.14%
Gonti, Canny Acquisitor commander art
57.14%
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice commander art
53.85%
Arcades, the Strategist commander art
53.85%

Top 5 worst matchups

Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
13.33%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 14 games
14.29%
Spider-Man India commander art
Spider-Man India 13 games
15.38%
The Prismatic Piper commander art
15.38%