Summary
Elminster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 970 recorded Playgroup games, winning 44% of them (434–533) at an Elo of 1,698, ranking #76 globally.
Wins average 10 turns, with 352252 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.
Frequently Asked
What is Elminster's win rate?
How long do winning games with Elminster take?
How many decks use Elminster?
Global Elo trend
Commander popularity trend
Misc. stats
Top 5 public decks
| Rank | Elo | User | Games | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1658 | Kankberry | 10 | 8 |
| 2 | 1608 | Nathan Kaulback | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | 1608 | jrula | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 1601 | Domik | 10 | 6 |
| 5 | 1578 | M33val | 7 | 4 |
How does this commander win?
When Elminster wins, 49.09% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.
Staples that win games for Elminster
Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Elminster decks that leave them out.
| # | Card | Lift Win-rate lift |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
+11.3 pp |
| 2 |
|
+7.4 pp |
| 3 |
|
+7.0 pp |
| 4 |
|
+6.4 pp |
| 5 |
|
+5.8 pp |
| 6 |
|
+5.4 pp |
| 7 |
|
+3.7 pp |
| 8 |
|
+1.9 pp |
| 9 |
|
+1.8 pp |
| 10 |
|
+0.4 pp |
Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured
Does seating order matter?
Elminster wins 50.71% of games from position 1 and 34.93% from position 4 across tracked games.
Do mulligans hurt this commander?
Across tracked games, Elminster wins 42.98% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.
How do players rate games with this commander?
Pilot rating
Pilots rate their own games with Elminster 4.02/5 on average, across 651 self-reports.
Opponent salt
When Elminster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.7% of the time across 444 tracked wins.
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.
