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Black Commanders

Black commanders have a 25.37% win rate across 63,634 games tracked in the all time on Playgroup.gg, above the 25% expected baseline for 4-player Commander.

120
Ranked
63,634
Games
Win Rate
25.37%
vs 25% expected
Games Tracked
63,634
All time
Avg Game Length
1h 23m
8.9 rounds
Commanders
120
With 60+ games

Win Conditions

Black commanders most commonly win through Non Combat Damage (39.3% of wins) across 63,634 tracked games.

Non Combat Damage 39.3%
Combat 35.1%
Combo 12.0%
Alternative 6.5%
Commander Damage 4.3%
Poison 1.9%
Mill 0.9%

Game Concentration

14 commanders account for 50% of all Black games. The curve shows how games are distributed from the most-played to the least-played commander.

14
50% Coverage
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Commander Coverage

306 of 465 Black commanders have appeared in at least one tracked game.

65.8%
Coverage
306 played 465 total
Rankings

Black Commanders by Win Rate

120
Entries
# Tier Win Rate Games Commander
1 S 43.34% 169
Balthor the Defiled Scryfall EDHREC
2 S 36.21% 203
The Speed Demon Scryfall EDHREC
3 S 35.89% 287
Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia Scryfall EDHREC
4 S 35.05% 92
Ozox, the Clattering King Scryfall EDHREC
5 A 34.72% 346
Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder Scryfall EDHREC
6 A 34.49% 4515
Sephiroth, Fabled SOLDIER // Sephiroth, One-Winged Angel Scryfall EDHREC
7 A 33.11% 373
Gwenom, Remorseless Scryfall EDHREC
8 A 32.99% 172
Black Cat, Cunning Thief Scryfall EDHREC
9 A 32.69% 65
Drana, the Last Bloodchief Scryfall EDHREC
10 A 32.43% 269
Acererak the Archlich Scryfall EDHREC
11 A 32.31% 171
Kokusho, the Evening Star Scryfall EDHREC
12 A 32.07% 237
Vilis, Broker of Blood Scryfall EDHREC
13 A 31.93% 119
Junji, the Midnight Sky Scryfall EDHREC
14 A 31.86% 1399
Yawgmoth, Thran Physician Scryfall EDHREC
15 A 31.23% 301
Chainer, Dementia Master Scryfall EDHREC
16 A 30.89% 378
Mikaeus, the Unhallowed Scryfall EDHREC
17 A 30.77% 78
Torgaar, Famine Incarnate Scryfall EDHREC
18 A 30.77% 78
Iname, Death Aspect Scryfall EDHREC
19 A 30.25% 100
Erebos, Bleak-Hearted Scryfall EDHREC
20 A 30.18% 1863
Ayara, First of Locthwain Scryfall EDHREC
21 A 30.05% 188
Kaervek, the Punisher Scryfall EDHREC
22 B 29.62% 292
Erebos, God of the Dead Scryfall EDHREC
23 B 29.49% 1725
Braids, Arisen Nightmare Scryfall EDHREC
24 B 29.14% 495
Burakos, Party Leader Scryfall EDHREC
25 B 28.99% 602
Gollum, Obsessed Stalker Scryfall EDHREC
26 B 28.53% 354
Sheoldred // The True Scriptures Scryfall EDHREC
27 B 28.43% 3325
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse Scryfall EDHREC
28 B 28.29% 76
Tivash, Gloom Summoner Scryfall EDHREC
29 B 28.19% 4928
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth Scryfall EDHREC
30 B 27.84% 1501
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker Scryfall EDHREC
31 B 27.58% 310
Taborax, Hope's Demise Scryfall EDHREC
32 B 27.48% 644
Vincent Valentine // Galian Beast Scryfall EDHREC
33 B 27.09% 1605
Syr Konrad, the Grim Scryfall EDHREC
34 B 27.05% 268
Gonti, Lord of Luxury Scryfall EDHREC
35 B 26.98% 63
Ultron the Annihilator Scryfall EDHREC
36 B 26.6% 180
Drivnod, Carnage Dominus Scryfall EDHREC
37 B 26.57% 1005
Vito, Thorn of the Dusk Rose Scryfall EDHREC
38 B 26.45% 794
Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor Scryfall EDHREC
39 B 26.39% 270
Ardyn, the Usurper Scryfall EDHREC
40 B 26.32% 399
Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival Scryfall EDHREC
41 B 26.3% 115
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools + Sengir, the Dark Baron Scryfall EDHREC
42 B 26.3% 346
Toshiro Umezawa Scryfall EDHREC
43 B 26.1% 842
Liliana, Heretical Healer // Liliana, Defiant Necromancer Scryfall EDHREC
44 B 26.08% 139
Baron Helmut Zemo Scryfall EDHREC
45 B 25.91% 137
Mortarion, Daemon Primarch Scryfall EDHREC
46 B 25.68% 147
Kalitas, Traitor of Ghet Scryfall EDHREC
47 B 25.61% 1269
Gisa, the Hellraiser Scryfall EDHREC
48 B 25.47% 532
Valgavoth, Terror Eater Scryfall EDHREC
49 B 25.41% 363
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist Scryfall EDHREC
50 B 25.41% 61
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar + Haunted One Scryfall EDHREC
51 B 25.35% 141
Drana, Kalastria Bloodchief Scryfall EDHREC
52 B 25.33% 153
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion Scryfall EDHREC
53 B 25.0% 241
Fumulus, the Infestation Scryfall EDHREC
54 B 25.0% 192
Ob Nixilis of the Black Oath Scryfall EDHREC
55 B 24.71% 85
Jerren, Corrupted Bishop // Ormendahl, the Corrupter Scryfall EDHREC
56 B 24.66% 73
The Haunt of Hightower Scryfall EDHREC
57 B 24.57% 175
Sheoldred, Whispering One Scryfall EDHREC
58 B 24.54% 109
Ob Nixilis, the Fallen Scryfall EDHREC
59 B 24.48% 822
Maha, Its Feathers Night Scryfall EDHREC
60 B 24.11% 84
Lorcan, Warlock Collector Scryfall EDHREC
61 B 23.68% 284
Trazyn the Infinite Scryfall EDHREC
62 B 23.66% 112
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools Scryfall EDHREC
63 B 23.47% 327
Starscream, Power Hungry // Starscream, Seeker Leader Scryfall EDHREC
64 B 23.39% 1133
Massacre Girl, Known Killer Scryfall EDHREC
65 B 23.31% 385
Massacre Girl Scryfall EDHREC
66 B 23.2% 236
Horobi, Death's Wail Scryfall EDHREC
67 B 23.03% 76
Timothar, Baron of Bats Scryfall EDHREC
68 C 22.97% 2392
Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern Scryfall EDHREC
69 C 22.89% 83
Arvinox, the Mind Flail Scryfall EDHREC
70 C 22.7% 337
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire Scryfall EDHREC
71 C 22.59% 187
Korlash, Heir to Blackblade Scryfall EDHREC
72 C 22.54% 71
King Macar, the Gold-Cursed Scryfall EDHREC
73 C 22.29% 360
Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon Scryfall EDHREC
74 C 21.95% 164
Sauron, the Necromancer Scryfall EDHREC
75 C 21.74% 138
Mari, the Killing Quill Scryfall EDHREC
76 C 21.68% 685
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm Scryfall EDHREC
77 C 21.63% 3049
Marrow-Gnawer Scryfall EDHREC
78 C 21.47% 92
Volrath the Fallen Scryfall EDHREC
79 C 21.26% 187
Witch-king of Angmar Scryfall EDHREC
80 C 21.16% 749
Gonti, Night Minister Scryfall EDHREC
81 C 21.15% 506
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal // Temple of the Dead Scryfall EDHREC
82 C 21.11% 283
Super Shredder Scryfall EDHREC
83 C 21.06% 1040
Tinybones, Trinket Thief Scryfall EDHREC
84 C 21.0% 1312
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar Scryfall EDHREC
85 C 20.93% 86
Doctor Doom Scryfall EDHREC
86 C 20.92% 233
Yahenni, Undying Partisan Scryfall EDHREC
87 C 20.92% 374
Phage the Untouchable Scryfall EDHREC
88 C 20.91% 214
Seizan, Perverter of Truth Scryfall EDHREC
89 C 20.9% 183
Illuminor Szeras Scryfall EDHREC
90 C 20.87% 127
Zodiark, Umbral God Scryfall EDHREC
91 C 20.24% 147
Fandaniel, Telophoroi Ascian Scryfall EDHREC
92 C 20.05% 197
Gisa, Glorious Resurrector Scryfall EDHREC
93 C 19.97% 472
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord Scryfall EDHREC
94 C 19.85% 3024
Imotekh the Stormlord Scryfall EDHREC
95 C 19.58% 699
Ghoulcaller Gisa Scryfall EDHREC
96 C 19.5% 100
Anowon, the Ruin Sage Scryfall EDHREC
97 C 19.41% 188
The Meep Scryfall EDHREC
98 C 19.38% 89
Drana, Liberator of Malakir Scryfall EDHREC
99 C 19.06% 202
Rankle, Master of Pranks Scryfall EDHREC
100 C 19.0% 175
Maralen of the Mornsong Scryfall EDHREC
101 C 18.7% 413
Anrakyr the Traveller Scryfall EDHREC
102 C 18.41% 2139
Szarekh, the Silent King Scryfall EDHREC
103 C 18.26% 341
Xu-Ifit, Osteoharmonist Scryfall EDHREC
104 C 18.16% 95
Koh, the Face Stealer Scryfall EDHREC
105 C 18.01% 440
Rev, Tithe Extractor Scryfall EDHREC
106 D 17.23% 177
Kain, Traitorous Dragoon Scryfall EDHREC
107 D 17.14% 159
Lord Skitter, Sewer King Scryfall EDHREC
108 D 17.0% 75
The Ghoul, Gunslinger Scryfall EDHREC
109 D 16.59% 113
The Raven Man Scryfall EDHREC
110 D 16.57% 89
Yargle, Glutton of Urborg Scryfall EDHREC
111 D 16.57% 83
Ob Nixilis, Unshackled Scryfall EDHREC
112 D 16.35% 104
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar Scryfall EDHREC
113 D 16.23% 241
Rat King, Verminister Scryfall EDHREC
114 D 15.94% 127
Tourach, Dread Cantor Scryfall EDHREC
115 D 15.84% 221
Tinybones, the Pickpocket Scryfall EDHREC
116 D 15.0% 1052
Karumonix, the Rat King Scryfall EDHREC
117 D 14.66% 104
Alpharael, Stonechosen Scryfall EDHREC
118 D 14.24% 86
Gollum, Scheming Guide Scryfall EDHREC
119 D 13.0% 75
Sarevok, Deathbringer + Cultist of the Absolute Scryfall EDHREC
120 D 8.2% 64
Sarevok, Deathbringer Scryfall EDHREC

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Frequently Asked

What is the win rate for Black commanders?
Black commanders have a 25.37% win rate across 63,634 tracked casual Commander games across all tracked games on Playgroup.gg. The 4-player expected baseline is 25%.
How many Black commanders are tracked?
Playgroup.gg tracks 120 Black commanders with at least 60 recorded games and at least 10 distinct registered pilots across all tracked games. 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 and reflect all tracked games to date.
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