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Name: Commander Win Rates by Color Identity — Playgroup.gg
Creator: Playgroup.gg
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

Playgroup.gg tracks win rates for all 32 Commander color identities across 571,526 casual games from the all time. The highest-performing identity is Izzet at 28.4%, while Grixis has the lowest at 23.01%.

Identities

571,526

Games

Mono Color

5 identities

5 mono color identities tracked across 193,828 games. Blue leads at 27.73% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
White	25.91%	326	36,878	11	9.4	Combat	Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Blue	27.73%	286	32,253	14	8.9	Combat	Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign
Black	25.48%	317	55,761	13	9.0	Non Combat Damage	Balthor the Defiled
Red	26.34%	321	57,049	12	8.2	Combat	Zirilan of the Claw
Green	25.29%	281	43,856	16	8.5	Combat	Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

White

25.91%

326 cmdrs 36,878 games 11 50% cov 9.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

Blue

27.73%

286 cmdrs 32,253 games 14 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Unesh, Criosphinx Sovereign

Black

25.48%

317 cmdrs 55,761 games 13 50% cov 9.0 rounds

Highest winrate: Balthor the Defiled

Red

26.34%

321 cmdrs 57,049 games 12 50% cov 8.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Zirilan of the Claw

Green

25.29%

281 cmdrs 43,856 games 16 50% cov 8.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

Two Color

10 identities

10 two color identities tracked across 426,265 games. Izzet leads at 28.4% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Azorius	26.24%	236	46,051	11	9.6	Combat	Timin, Youthful Geist + Rhoda, Geist Avenger
Orzhov	26.25%	218	64,208	13	9.5	Combat	Colonel Autumn
Boros	26.57%	257	56,490	14	8.9	Combat	Akiri, Line-Slinger + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Selesnya	24.4%	225	49,077	14	9.2	Combat	Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Dimir	23.63%	218	73,734	9	9.1	Combat	Hidetsugu and Kairi
Izzet	28.4%	241	65,912	12	8.6	Non Combat Damage	Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Simic	26.27%	226	76,149	9	8.9	Combat	Nadu, Winged Wisdom
Rakdos	24.87%	246	73,557	10	8.9	Non Combat Damage	Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Golgari	24.9%	238	82,690	8	9.1	Combat	Witherbloom, the Balancer
Gruul	24.73%	216	71,834	10	8.7	Combat	Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Azorius

26.24%

236 cmdrs 46,051 games 11 50% cov 9.6 rounds

Highest winrate: Timin, Youthful Geist + Rhoda, Geist Avenger

Orzhov

26.25%

218 cmdrs 64,208 games 13 50% cov 9.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Colonel Autumn

Boros

26.57%

257 cmdrs 56,490 games 14 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Akiri, Line-Slinger + Jeska, Thrice Reborn

Selesnya

24.4%

225 cmdrs 49,077 games 14 50% cov 9.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Selvala, Eager Trailblazer

Dimir

23.63%

218 cmdrs 73,734 games 9 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Hidetsugu and Kairi

Izzet

28.4%

241 cmdrs 65,912 games 12 50% cov 8.6 rounds

Highest winrate: Vadrik, Astral Archmage

Simic

26.27%

226 cmdrs 76,149 games 9 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Nadu, Winged Wisdom

Rakdos

24.87%

246 cmdrs 73,557 games 10 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar + Jeska, Thrice Reborn

Golgari

24.9%

238 cmdrs 82,690 games 8 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Witherbloom, the Balancer

Gruul

24.73%

216 cmdrs 71,834 games 10 50% cov 8.7 rounds

Highest winrate: Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Three Color

10 identities

10 three color identities tracked across 451,910 games. Temur leads at 27.9% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Esper	26.56%	106	84,854	8	9.3	Combat	Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Bant	25.43%	113	63,926	5	9.3	Combat	Helga, Skittish Seer
Jeskai	25.99%	140	79,189	8	9.2	Combat	Narset, Enlightened Master
Mardu	25.96%	101	87,623	5	9.0	Combat	Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Tymna the Weaver
Grixis	23.01%	115	83,868	10	9.0	Combat	Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sultai	23.59%	94	68,019	5	9.0	Combat	Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Abzan	25.26%	87	51,351	5	9.3	Combat	Prava of the Steel Legion + Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper
Jund	25.76%	90	57,782	5	8.9	Combat	Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Naya	26.11%	117	99,870	7	8.9	Combat	Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Tana, the Bloodsower
Temur	27.9%	100	68,736	6	8.6	Combat	Susan Foreman + The Twelfth Doctor

Esper

26.56%

106 cmdrs 84,854 games 8 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Tivit, Seller of Secrets

Bant

25.43%

113 cmdrs 63,926 games 5 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Helga, Skittish Seer

Jeskai

25.99%

140 cmdrs 79,189 games 8 50% cov 9.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Narset, Enlightened Master

Mardu

25.96%

101 cmdrs 87,623 games 5 50% cov 9.0 rounds

Highest winrate: Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Tymna the Weaver

Grixis

23.01%

115 cmdrs 83,868 games 10 50% cov 9.0 rounds

Highest winrate: Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

Sultai

23.59%

94 cmdrs 68,019 games 5 50% cov 9.0 rounds

Highest winrate: Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

Abzan

25.26%

87 cmdrs 51,351 games 5 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Prava of the Steel Legion + Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

Jund

25.76%

90 cmdrs 57,782 games 5 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Dargo, the Shipwrecker

Naya

26.11%

117 cmdrs 99,870 games 7 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Tana, the Bloodsower

Temur

27.9%

100 cmdrs 68,736 games 6 50% cov 8.6 rounds

Highest winrate: Susan Foreman + The Twelfth Doctor

Four Color

5 identities

5 four color identities tracked across 36,462 games. Sans Green leads at 28.37% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Sans White	24.97%	22	2,362	1	8.2	Combat	Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Cecily, Haunted Mage
Sans Blue	25.61%	21	2,384	1	8.6	Combat	Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Sans Black	25.99%	47	11,830	2	8.8	Combat	Thrasios, Triton Hero + Akiri, Line-Slinger
Sans Red	27.8%	22	14,686	1	8.4	Poison	Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Sans Green	28.37%	27	6,532	2	7.4	Combo	Wernog, Rider's Chaplain + Cecily, Haunted Mage

Sans White

24.97%

22 cmdrs 2,362 games 1 50% cov 8.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Cecily, Haunted Mage

Sans Blue

25.61%

21 cmdrs 2,384 games 1 50% cov 8.6 rounds

Highest winrate: Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain

Sans Black

25.99%

47 cmdrs 11,830 games 2 50% cov 8.8 rounds

Highest winrate: Thrasios, Triton Hero + Akiri, Line-Slinger

Sans Red

27.8%

22 cmdrs 14,686 games 1 50% cov 8.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Sans Green

28.37%

27 cmdrs 6,532 games 2 50% cov 7.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Wernog, Rider's Chaplain + Cecily, Haunted Mage

Five Color

1 identity

1 five color identity tracked across 110,001 games. Five Color leads at 26.86% win rate.

Colors	Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
	Five Color	26.86%	169	110,001	9	8.9	Combat	Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Five Color

26.86%

169 cmdrs 110,001 games 9 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Colorless

1 identity

1 colorless identity tracked across 16,211 games. Colorless leads at 28.13% win rate.

Colors	Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
	Colorless	28.13%	82	16,211	2	8.9	Combat	Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade

Colorless

28.13%

82 cmdrs 16,211 games 2 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Iron Spider, Stark Upgrade

FAQ

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the best color identity in Commander?

Based on 571,526 tracked casual Commander games across all tracked games, Izzet has the highest win rate at 28.4%. 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 60 tracked games and at least 10 distinct registered pilots across all tracked games. 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 and reflect all tracked games to date.

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Last updated: June 1, 2026 at 07:01 UTC