Commander

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

Global commander stats

All Boros commanders

244 Wins

484 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 730 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (244–484) at an Elo of 1,656, ranking #184 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.67 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gisela, Blade of Goldnight's win rate?

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight has a 33% win rate across 730 recorded Playgroup games (244 wins, 484 losses).

How long do winning games with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight take?

Wins with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Gisela, Blade of Goldnight?

289 decks list Gisela, Blade of Goldnight as their commander on Playgroup, of which 146 have played at least one recorded game.

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

184

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1656

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 12

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.67

Average turn length 1 minute

No. decks for this commander 289

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 146

No. games played with this commander 730

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1580	AK98	50	19	38 %
2	1535	Overseer	3	2	67 %
3	1511	shadowpanda	5	2	50 %
4	1511	Overseer	2	1	50 %
5	1508	Roxas48	6	1	17 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gisela, Blade of Goldnight wins, 55.62% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

55.62%

Commander Damage

20.12%

Non Combat Damage

16.57%

Alternative

4.14%

Combo

2.37%

Poison

1.18%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 256 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gisela, Blade of Goldnight wins 42.44% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.44% n=205

Seat 2

33.64% n=220

Seat 3

27.88% n=165

Seat 4

27.55% n=98

Seat 5

7.41% n=27

Seat 6

0.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gisela, Blade of Goldnight wins 35.59% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.59% n=340

1 mulligan

34.44% n=90

2 mulligans

29.63% n=27

3 mulligans

40.0% n=5

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

100.0% n=1

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight 3.54/5 on average, across 505 self-reports.

3.54 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gisela, Blade of Goldnight wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.8% of the time across 256 tracked wins.

68.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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