Data-Backed · Color Stats
Commander Colors
Playgroup.gg tracks win rates for all 32 Commander color identities across 139,084 casual games from the last 90 days. The highest-performing identity is Sans Green at 31.57%, while Grixis has the lowest at 21.96%.
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
139,084
Games
Mono Color
5 identities5 mono color identities tracked across 56,037 games. Blue leads at 26.47% win rate.
289
cmdrs
12,191
games
8
50% cov
8.9
rounds
290
cmdrs
9,389
games
15
50% cov
8.5
rounds
320
cmdrs
15,902
games
15
50% cov
8.5
rounds
289
cmdrs
14,886
games
11
50% cov
7.8
rounds
275
cmdrs
15,074
games
13
50% cov
8.0
rounds
Two Color
10 identities10 two color identities tracked across 96,523 games. Izzet leads at 26.66% win rate.
188
cmdrs
9,759
games
12
50% cov
9.0
rounds
176
cmdrs
13,588
games
13
50% cov
8.9
rounds
211
cmdrs
14,268
games
12
50% cov
8.4
rounds
179
cmdrs
13,294
games
8
50% cov
8.7
rounds
181
cmdrs
12,749
games
10
50% cov
8.7
rounds
186
cmdrs
14,826
games
12
50% cov
8.1
rounds
185
cmdrs
14,633
games
9
50% cov
8.4
rounds
208
cmdrs
16,574
games
12
50% cov
8.3
rounds
180
cmdrs
17,112
games
9
50% cov
8.6
rounds
174
cmdrs
14,332
games
10
50% cov
8.0
rounds
Three Color
10 identities10 three color identities tracked across 99,979 games. Temur leads at 26.48% win rate.
89
cmdrs
18,519
games
9
50% cov
8.7
rounds
91
cmdrs
13,458
games
5
50% cov
8.7
rounds
121
cmdrs
17,696
games
8
50% cov
8.6
rounds
77
cmdrs
16,790
games
5
50% cov
8.4
rounds
106
cmdrs
20,414
games
7
50% cov
8.4
rounds
70
cmdrs
13,383
games
6
50% cov
8.4
rounds
62
cmdrs
8,807
games
4
50% cov
8.8
rounds
83
cmdrs
11,316
games
5
50% cov
8.5
rounds
91
cmdrs
18,140
games
5
50% cov
8.4
rounds
81
cmdrs
12,208
games
7
50% cov
8.0
rounds
Four Color
5 identities5 four color identities tracked across 13,176 games. Sans Green leads at 31.57% win rate.
9
cmdrs
386
games
2
50% cov
7.9
rounds
10
cmdrs
400
games
1
50% cov
8.4
rounds
33
cmdrs
4,003
games
3
50% cov
8.5
rounds
11
cmdrs
2,404
games
1
50% cov
8.2
rounds
23
cmdrs
6,375
games
1
50% cov
8.7
rounds
Five Color
1 identity1 five color identity tracked across 27,769 games. Five Color leads at 24.61% win rate.
Colorless
1 identity1 colorless identity tracked across 4,576 games. Colorless leads at 26.81% win rate.
Frequently Asked
What is the best color identity in Commander?
Based on 139,084 tracked casual Commander games in the last 90 days, Sans Green has the highest win rate at 31.57%. 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 15 tracked games and at least 4 distinct registered pilots in the last 90 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 90 days window of tracked games. Rankings shift gradually as new games are recorded and older games age out.
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