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Black Commanders
Top Black commanders by win rate right now: Erebos, Bleak-Hearted, Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder, and Acererak the Archlich. Black commanders have a 23.08% win rate across 11,558 games tracked in the last 90 days on Playgroup.gg, below the 25% expected baseline for 4-player Commander.
111
Ranked
11,558
Games
Win Rate
23.08%
vs 25% expected
Games Tracked
11,558
Last 90 Days
Avg Game Length
2h 20m
8.6 rounds
Commanders
111
With 15+ games
Win Conditions
Black commanders most commonly win through Non Combat Damage (36.8% of wins) across 11,558 tracked games.
Non Combat Damage
36.8%
Combat
34.5%
Combo
12.8%
Alternative
7.1%
Commander Damage
5.9%
Poison
1.6%
Mill
1.3%
Game Concentration
16 commanders account for 50% of all Black games. The curve shows how games are distributed from the most-played to the least-played commander.
16
50% Coverage
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Commander Coverage
247 of 507 Black commanders have appeared in at least one tracked game.
48.7%
Coverage
247 played
507 total
Trending Commanders
Rankings
Black Commanders by Win Rate
111
Entries
| # | Tier | Win Rate | Games | Trend | Commander |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | S | 47.5% | 20 | ▲+22.5% | |
| 2 | S | 45.42% | 90 | ▲+6.0% | |
| 3 | S | 40.44% | 34 | ▲+9.19% | |
| 4 | S | 38.28% | 32 | ▲+8.02% | |
| 5 | S | 36.36% | 33 | ▼-3.64% | |
| 6 | A | 34.0% | 150 | ▲+5.67% | |
| 7 | A | 33.9% | 139 | ~ | |
| 8 | A | 33.33% | 63 | ▼-5.89% | |
| 9 | A | 32.64% | 36 | NEW | |
| 10 | A | 32.59% | 84 | NEW | |
| 11 | A | 31.76% | 37 | ▲+3.98% | |
| 12 | A | 30.97% | 134 | ▼-3.72% | |
| 13 | A | 30.78% | 225 | ~ | |
| 14 | A | 30.21% | 24 | NEW | |
| 15 | B | 29.87% | 195 | ▲+3.13% | |
| 16 | B | 29.82% | 83 | ▼-3.79% | |
| 17 | B | 29.55% | 33 | ~ | |
| 18 | B | 29.53% | 1172 | ▼-5.7% | |
| 19 | B | 28.99% | 69 | ~ | |
| 20 | B | 28.75% | 20 | ▲+16.25% | |
| 21 | B | 28.33% | 30 | ▲+8.33% | |
| 22 | B | 28.13% | 16 | NEW | |
| 23 | B | 28.13% | 16 | ▲+9.38% | |
| 24 | B | 27.63% | 684 | ~ | |
| 25 | B | 27.59% | 58 | NEW | |
| 26 | B | 27.55% | 49 | ▼-9.26% | |
| 27 | B | 27.45% | 51 | ▲+4.12% | |
| 28 | B | 27.27% | 33 | ▲+3.83% | |
| 29 | B | 27.11% | 166 | ▼-13.27% | |
| 30 | B | 26.84% | 68 | ▼-9.7% | |
| 31 | B | 26.48% | 135 | ▲+7.14% | |
| 32 | B | 26.07% | 117 | ▼-5.84% | |
| 33 | B | 26.04% | 36 | NEW | |
| 34 | B | 25.96% | 26 | NEW | |
| 35 | B | 25.46% | 109 | ▲+9.33% | |
| 36 | B | 25.35% | 107 | ~ | |
| 37 | B | 24.48% | 24 | NEW | |
| 38 | B | 24.24% | 33 | ▼-14.09% | |
| 39 | B | 23.95% | 143 | ▲+5.15% | |
| 40 | B | 23.81% | 42 | ~ | |
| 41 | B | 23.81% | 42 | NEW | |
| 42 | B | 23.53% | 51 | ▼-3.85% | |
| 43 | B | 23.33% | 15 | ▼-3.06% | |
| 44 | B | 23.03% | 165 | ~ | |
| 45 | B | 23.02% | 63 | ▲+10.52% | |
| 46 | C | 22.73% | 209 | ▼-8.11% | |
| 47 | C | 22.3% | 176 | ~ | |
| 48 | C | 22.22% | 144 | ▼-3.03% | |
| 49 | C | 22.12% | 26 | ▼-5.38% | |
| 50 | C | 22.09% | 86 | ▲+3.54% | |
| 51 | C | 22.01% | 67 | ~ | |
| 52 | C | 21.89% | 628 | ▼-3.46% | |
| 53 | C | 21.56% | 40 | ▲+3.23% | |
| 54 | C | 21.26% | 157 | ~ | |
| 55 | C | 21.1% | 186 | ▼-6.5% | |
| 56 | C | 20.73% | 41 | NEW | |
| 57 | C | 20.71% | 105 | ▼-9.55% | |
| 58 | C | 20.69% | 29 | ~ | |
| 59 | C | 20.45% | 22 | NEW | |
| 60 | C | 20.31% | 16 | NEW | |
| 61 | C | 20.31% | 80 | NEW | |
| 62 | C | 20.24% | 580 | ~ | |
| 63 | C | 20.07% | 71 | ▼-10.29% | |
| 64 | C | 19.64% | 28 | ▼-10.85% | |
| 65 | C | 19.59% | 37 | ▼-4.91% | |
| 66 | C | 19.32% | 22 | NEW | |
| 67 | C | 19.27% | 144 | ▲+6.91% | |
| 68 | C | 19.17% | 60 | ▲+3.89% | |
| 69 | C | 19.17% | 30 | ~ | |
| 70 | C | 19.12% | 17 | ▼-5.88% | |
| 71 | C | 19.07% | 158 | ▼-6.32% | |
| 72 | C | 18.75% | 18 | NEW | |
| 73 | C | 18.62% | 98 | ~ | |
| 74 | C | 18.48% | 23 | ~ | |
| 75 | C | 18.18% | 121 | ▼-4.2% | |
| 76 | C | 18.13% | 40 | ~ | |
| 77 | C | 18.0% | 25 | ▼-20.75% | |
| 78 | D | 17.81% | 346 | ~ | |
| 79 | D | 17.5% | 30 | NEW | |
| 80 | D | 17.24% | 372 | ~ | |
| 81 | D | 17.22% | 45 | ▲+4.72% | |
| 82 | D | 17.19% | 349 | ~ | |
| 83 | D | 17.14% | 245 | ▼-8.14% | |
| 84 | D | 16.9% | 71 | ~ | |
| 85 | D | 16.67% | 39 | ~ | |
| 86 | D | 16.67% | 15 | ~ | |
| 87 | D | 16.46% | 41 | ▲+4.79% | |
| 88 | D | 16.38% | 29 | NEW | |
| 89 | D | 16.3% | 23 | ▲+4.4% | |
| 90 | D | 16.23% | 218 | ~ | |
| 91 | D | 16.11% | 315 | ~ | |
| 92 | D | 15.95% | 58 | NEW | |
| 93 | D | 15.91% | 44 | NEW | |
| 94 | D | 15.83% | 60 | ▼-6.39% | |
| 95 | D | 15.7% | 43 | NEW | |
| 96 | D | 15.57% | 53 | ▼-5.06% | |
| 97 | D | 15.0% | 20 | NEW | |
| 98 | D | 14.71% | 17 | ▲+5.89% | |
| 99 | D | 14.66% | 29 | ~ | |
| 100 | D | 14.47% | 19 | ▲+11.14% | |
| 101 | D | 14.29% | 42 | ▼-19.04% | |
| 102 | D | 14.06% | 16 | NEW | |
| 103 | D | 13.41% | 41 | ▼-16.35% | |
| 104 | D | 12.5% | 26 | ▼-20.83% | |
| 105 | D | 12.0% | 50 | NEW | |
| 106 | D | 11.84% | 38 | NEW | |
| 107 | D | 11.25% | 20 | NEW | |
| 108 | D | 11.21% | 29 | NEW | |
| 109 | D | 10.83% | 30 | ▼-31.41% | |
| 110 | D | 10.08% | 62 | ▼-9.36% | |
| 111 | D | 9.38% | 24 | NEW |
Faded win rates indicate low sample size (fewer than 50 games). Rankings may shift as more data is collected.
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Frequently Asked
What is the win rate for Black commanders?
Black commanders have a 23.08% win rate across 11,558 tracked casual Commander games in the last 90 days on Playgroup.gg. The 4-player expected baseline is 25%.
How many Black commanders are tracked?
Playgroup.gg tracks 111 Black commanders with at least 15 recorded games and at least 4 distinct registered pilots in the last 90 days. The pilot diversity floor stops a single grinder from skewing the ranking with their pet deck.
How are Black commander rankings calculated?
Rankings use pod-size-normalized win rates from games tracked through the Playgroup.gg app. A win in a 2-player game and a win in a 5-player game are weighted fairly against the 25% expected baseline for 4-player Commander.
How often is the Black data updated?
Stats refresh every 6 hours. The last 90 days window means rankings shift gradually as new games are recorded and older games age out of the window.
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