Data-Backed · Color Stats
Commander Colors
Playgroup.gg tracks win rates for all 32 Commander color identities across 197,765 casual games from the last 180 days. The highest-performing identity is Sans Green at 28.13%, while Grixis has the lowest at 22.22%.
Is one color simply stronger than the others? We measured that on a different cut of the same data in best color combinations in Commander.
32
Identities
197,765
Games
Mono Color
5 identities5 mono color identities tracked across 70,618 games. Blue leads at 26.74% win rate.
313
cmdrs
13,753
games
13
50% cov
9.1
rounds
291
cmdrs
11,888
games
17
50% cov
8.6
rounds
313
cmdrs
19,379
games
16
50% cov
8.6
rounds
302
cmdrs
20,301
games
10
50% cov
7.9
rounds
287
cmdrs
17,363
games
15
50% cov
8.2
rounds
Two Color
10 identities10 two color identities tracked across 143,334 games. Izzet leads at 27.3% win rate.
211
cmdrs
13,850
games
12
50% cov
9.2
rounds
177
cmdrs
22,447
games
11
50% cov
9.2
rounds
215
cmdrs
22,147
games
11
50% cov
8.7
rounds
203
cmdrs
17,066
games
11
50% cov
8.8
rounds
183
cmdrs
19,167
games
10
50% cov
8.8
rounds
203
cmdrs
24,071
games
11
50% cov
8.3
rounds
190
cmdrs
24,729
games
7
50% cov
8.6
rounds
224
cmdrs
23,228
games
12
50% cov
8.5
rounds
193
cmdrs
29,904
games
8
50% cov
8.9
rounds
189
cmdrs
21,030
games
10
50% cov
8.2
rounds
Three Color
10 identities10 three color identities tracked across 148,814 games. Temur leads at 27.56% win rate.
98
cmdrs
26,377
games
7
50% cov
9.0
rounds
101
cmdrs
21,511
games
4
50% cov
8.9
rounds
117
cmdrs
26,441
games
7
50% cov
8.9
rounds
89
cmdrs
25,834
games
5
50% cov
8.7
rounds
107
cmdrs
30,558
games
8
50% cov
8.6
rounds
79
cmdrs
20,663
games
5
50% cov
8.6
rounds
67
cmdrs
14,857
games
4
50% cov
9.1
rounds
83
cmdrs
20,044
games
4
50% cov
8.8
rounds
101
cmdrs
29,040
games
6
50% cov
8.6
rounds
92
cmdrs
19,695
games
6
50% cov
8.1
rounds
Four Color
5 identities5 four color identities tracked across 13,424 games. Sans Green leads at 28.13% win rate.
13
cmdrs
650
games
2
50% cov
8.0
rounds
14
cmdrs
619
games
1
50% cov
8.4
rounds
39
cmdrs
5,467
games
3
50% cov
8.6
rounds
17
cmdrs
3,678
games
1
50% cov
8.1
rounds
29
cmdrs
3,479
games
2
50% cov
7.7
rounds
Five Color
1 identity1 five color identity tracked across 41,406 games. Five Color leads at 25.32% win rate.
Colorless
1 identity1 colorless identity tracked across 5,606 games. Colorless leads at 26.03% win rate.
Frequently Asked
What is the best color identity in Commander?
Based on 197,765 tracked casual Commander games in the last 180 days, Sans Green has the highest win rate at 28.13%. Win rates are normalized to a 4-player baseline (25% expected) so pod size differences are weighted fairly.
How is the highest-winrate commander picked for each color?
Within each color identity, we surface the commander with the highest pod-size-normalized win rate. To qualify, a commander needs at least 25 tracked games and at least 5 distinct registered pilots in the last 180 days. The pilot floor stops a single grinder from landing their pet deck at the top, and the threshold scales up for longer windows so a tight playgroup can't dominate.
How are color identity win rates calculated?
Playgroup.gg calculates win rates from games tracked through the app. Each win is weighted by pod size (a win in a 2-player game counts differently than a win in a 5-player game) to normalize to the 25% expected baseline for 4-player Commander.
How many color identities are there in Commander?
There are 32 possible color identities in Magic: The Gathering Commander: 5 mono-color, 10 two-color guilds, 10 three-color shards and wedges, 5 four-color, 1 five-color, and colorless.
How often is the color identity data updated?
Stats refresh every 6 hours using a last 180 days window of tracked games. Rankings shift gradually as new games are recorded and older games age out.
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