Elminster

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 44%
331 Wins
411 Losses

Summary

Elminster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 742 recorded Playgroup games, winning 44% of them (331411) at an Elo of 1,587, ranking #633 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 475529 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Elminster's win rate?

Elminster has a 44% win rate across 742 recorded Playgroup games (331 wins, 411 losses).

How long do winning games with Elminster take?

Wins with Elminster take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Elminster?

357 decks list Elminster as their commander on Playgroup, of which 194 have played at least one recorded game.

Elminster Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
633
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1587

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Commander Popularity Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 475529
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.7
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 357
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 194
No. games played with this commander 742
Total hours played 7 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1609 Kankberry 7 6
2 1608 jrula 4 4
3 1601 Domik 10 6
4 1592 Nathan Kaulback 10 5
5 1526 burpleberry 12 5

How does this commander win?

When Elminster wins, 47.2% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
47.2%
Alternative
41.2%
Combo
5.6%
Non Combat Damage
2.4%
Mill
2.0%
Commander Damage
1.6%
Avg win turn 9.7 based on 339 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Elminster wins 52.13% of games from position 1 and 33.64% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
52.13% n=211
2
Seat 2
49.0% n=200
3
Seat 3
40.72% n=167
4
Seat 4
33.64% n=110
5
Seat 5
35.71% n=14
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Elminster wins 42.18% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
42.18% n=275
1
1 mulligan
46.74% n=92
2
2 mulligans
38.24% n=34
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=8
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Elminster 3.99/5 on average, across 498 self-reports.

3.99 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Elminster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.0% of the time across 339 tracked wins.

69.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

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

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