Data-Backed · Color Stats
Commander Colors
Playgroup.gg tracks win rates for all 32 Commander color identities across 378,089 casual games from the last 365 days. The highest-performing identity is Sans Green at 30.41%, while Grixis has the lowest at 22.6%.
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
378,089
Games
Mono Color
5 identities5 mono color identities tracked across 138,064 games. Blue leads at 27.31% win rate.
370
cmdrs
27,727
games
11
50% cov
9.1
rounds
348
cmdrs
23,413
games
17
50% cov
8.6
rounds
379
cmdrs
38,524
games
15
50% cov
8.7
rounds
355
cmdrs
39,590
games
10
50% cov
7.9
rounds
328
cmdrs
33,617
games
16
50% cov
8.2
rounds
Two Color
10 identities10 two color identities tracked across 268,969 games. Izzet leads at 27.81% win rate.
234
cmdrs
26,552
games
13
50% cov
9.2
rounds
216
cmdrs
40,224
games
14
50% cov
9.2
rounds
253
cmdrs
38,928
games
13
50% cov
8.7
rounds
234
cmdrs
32,265
games
12
50% cov
8.9
rounds
218
cmdrs
37,768
games
10
50% cov
8.8
rounds
235
cmdrs
42,637
games
13
50% cov
8.3
rounds
226
cmdrs
44,680
games
8
50% cov
8.6
rounds
266
cmdrs
45,467
games
12
50% cov
8.5
rounds
228
cmdrs
52,459
games
9
50% cov
8.9
rounds
215
cmdrs
41,849
games
11
50% cov
8.2
rounds
Three Color
10 identities10 three color identities tracked across 289,905 games. Temur leads at 27.85% win rate.
115
cmdrs
53,235
games
8
50% cov
9.0
rounds
115
cmdrs
42,565
games
4
50% cov
8.9
rounds
141
cmdrs
52,367
games
8
50% cov
8.9
rounds
102
cmdrs
51,638
games
5
50% cov
8.7
rounds
122
cmdrs
57,676
games
8
50% cov
8.6
rounds
92
cmdrs
41,152
games
5
50% cov
8.6
rounds
83
cmdrs
29,506
games
4
50% cov
9.1
rounds
95
cmdrs
41,563
games
4
50% cov
8.8
rounds
113
cmdrs
57,120
games
6
50% cov
8.7
rounds
107
cmdrs
39,048
games
6
50% cov
8.2
rounds
Four Color
5 identities5 four color identities tracked across 27,080 games. Sans Green leads at 30.41% win rate.
16
cmdrs
1,277
games
1
50% cov
8.0
rounds
19
cmdrs
1,178
games
1
50% cov
8.4
rounds
47
cmdrs
9,163
games
3
50% cov
8.6
rounds
20
cmdrs
7,245
games
1
50% cov
8.2
rounds
34
cmdrs
9,104
games
1
50% cov
8.1
rounds
Five Color
1 identity1 five color identity tracked across 80,731 games. Five Color leads at 26.06% win rate.
Colorless
1 identity1 colorless identity tracked across 10,323 games. Colorless leads at 27.65% win rate.
Frequently Asked
What is the best color identity in Commander?
Based on 378,089 tracked casual Commander games in the last 365 days, Sans Green has the highest win rate at 30.41%. 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 40 tracked games and at least 7 distinct registered pilots in the last 365 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 365 days window of tracked games. Rankings shift gradually as new games are recorded and older games age out.
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