Commander

Pako, Arcane Retriever

Global commander stats

All Gruul commanders

603 Wins

1291 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Pako, Arcane Retriever is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,898 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (603–1291) at an Elo of 1,627, ranking #340 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.82 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 30 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Pako, Arcane Retriever's win rate?

Pako, Arcane Retriever has a 31% win rate across 1898 recorded Playgroup games (603 wins, 1291 losses).

How long do winning games with Pako, Arcane Retriever take?

Wins with Pako, Arcane Retriever take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 23 days.

How many decks use Pako, Arcane Retriever?

666 decks list Pako, Arcane Retriever as their commander on Playgroup, of which 414 have played at least one recorded game.

Pako, Arcane Retriever Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

340

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1627

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.82

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 666

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 414

No. games played with this commander 1898

Total hours played 23 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1652	Cxdy23	13	8	67 %
2	1623	Disgallion	13	6	46 %
3	1575	Kyrmaal	7	4	67 %
4	1544	techytora	4	4	100 %
5	1543	Gargash	4	2	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Pako, Arcane Retriever wins, 58.47% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

58.47%

Combat

31.22%

Non Combat Damage

4.76%

Alternative

3.44%

Combo

1.32%

Mill

0.53%

Poison

0.26%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 610 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Pako, Arcane Retriever wins 40.76% of games from position 1 and 20.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.76% n=503

Seat 2

32.82% n=518

Seat 3

26.92% n=416

Seat 4

23.83% n=277

Seat 5

25.0% n=40

Seat 6

20.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Pako, Arcane Retriever wins 31.46% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.46% n=836

1 mulligan

36.4% n=239

2 mulligans

28.13% n=96

3 mulligans

14.29% n=28

4 mulligans

0.0% n=6

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Pako, Arcane Retriever 3.7/5 on average, across 1126 self-reports.

3.7 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Pako, Arcane Retriever wins, opponents flag the game as salty 57.7% of the time across 612 tracked wins.

57.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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