Commander

Elminster

Global commander stats

All Azorius commanders

389 Wins

502 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Elminster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 891 recorded Playgroup games, winning 43% of them (389–502) at an Elo of 1,658, ranking #169 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 380389 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 30 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Elminster's win rate?

Elminster has a 43% win rate across 891 recorded Playgroup games (389 wins, 502 losses).

How long do winning games with Elminster take?

Wins with Elminster take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.

How many decks use Elminster?

425 decks list Elminster as their commander on Playgroup, of which 228 have played at least one recorded game.

Elminster Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

169

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1658

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 380389

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.7

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 425

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 228

No. games played with this commander 891

Total hours played 9 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1658	Kankberry	10	8	80 %
2	1608	Nathan Kaulback	12	6	50 %
3	1608	jrula	4	4	100 %
4	1601	Domik	10	6	60 %
5	1526	burpleberry	13	6	46 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Elminster wins, 49.16% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

49.16%

Alternative

40.07%

Combo

5.05%

Non Combat Damage

2.36%

Commander Damage

1.68%

Mill

1.68%

Avg win turn 9.7 based on 398 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

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.

+7.7 pp

Top card: Mystic Sanctuary

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Mystic Sanctuary 52 games	+7.7 pp	52
2	Faerie Seer Signature build 39 games · Signature build	+7.4 pp	39
3	Fellwar Stone Signature build 39 games · Signature build	+6.5 pp	39
4	Behold the Multiverse Signature build 34 games · Signature build	+6.5 pp	34
5	Generous Gift Signature build 39 games · Signature build	+5.5 pp	39
6	Deliberate 53 games	+3.8 pp	53
7	Counterspell 45 games	+2.0 pp	45
8	Crystal Ball Signature build 41 games · Signature build	+1.4 pp	41
9	Ugin's Insight 42 games	+1.4 pp	42
10	Sea of Clouds Signature build 36 games · Signature build	+1.1 pp	36

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#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Confidence	Games
11	Clone Legion Signature build 39 games · Signature build	+0.7 pp		39
12	Dovin's Veto 48 games	+0.3 pp		48

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?

Elminster wins 51.98% of games from position 1 and 33.58% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

51.98% n=252

Seat 2

46.78% n=233

Seat 3

40.72% n=194

Seat 4

33.58% n=134

Seat 5

43.75% n=16

Seat 6

50.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Elminster wins 42.01% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

42.01% n=319

1 mulligan

45.31% n=128

2 mulligans

42.22% n=45

3 mulligans

44.44% n=9

4 mulligans

50.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Elminster 4.01/5 on average, across 598 self-reports.

4.01 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Elminster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.9% of the time across 399 tracked wins.

69.9 \%

Head to head

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.