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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 723,276 casual games from the all time. The highest-performing identity is Sans Green at 28.47%, while Grixis has the lowest at 22.76%.

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.

Identities

723,276

Games

Mono Color

5 identities

5 mono color identities tracked across 249,183 games. Blue leads at 27.47% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
White	25.45%	406	47,663	11	9.3	Combat	Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Blue	27.47%	351	41,445	15	8.8	Combat	Azami, Lady of Scrolls
Black	25.04%	392	70,806	14	8.9	Non Combat Damage	Balthor the Defiled
Red	26.2%	390	72,957	12	8.1	Combat	Zirilan of the Claw
Green	25.21%	352	57,935	17	8.4	Combat	Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

White

25.45%

406 cmdrs 47,663 games 11 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

Blue

27.47%

351 cmdrs 41,445 games 15 50% cov 8.8 rounds

Highest winrate: Azami, Lady of Scrolls

Black

25.04%

392 cmdrs 70,806 games 14 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Balthor the Defiled

Red

26.2%

390 cmdrs 72,957 games 12 50% cov 8.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Zirilan of the Claw

Green

25.21%

352 cmdrs 57,935 games 17 50% cov 8.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

Two Color

10 identities

10 two color identities tracked across 534,922 games. Izzet leads at 28.09% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Azorius	25.85%	271	56,679	12	9.5	Combat	Timin, Youthful Geist + Rhoda, Geist Avenger
Orzhov	25.88%	238	79,996	13	9.4	Combat	Colonel Autumn
Boros	26.32%	285	73,051	14	8.8	Combat	Akiri, Line-Slinger + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Selesnya	24.16%	264	62,938	14	9.1	Combat	Noble Heritage + Wilson, Refined Grizzly
Dimir	23.38%	244	88,253	9	9.0	Combat	Hidetsugu and Kairi
Izzet	28.09%	272	83,763	13	8.5	Combat	Shaun, Father of Synths
Simic	25.93%	252	93,947	9	8.8	Combat	Nadu, Winged Wisdom
Rakdos	24.65%	293	91,293	11	8.8	Non Combat Damage	Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Golgari	24.61%	261	104,434	9	9.0	Combat	Tom, Bert, and William
Gruul	24.69%	239	87,947	10	8.6	Combat	Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Azorius

25.85%

271 cmdrs 56,679 games 12 50% cov 9.5 rounds

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

Orzhov

25.88%

238 cmdrs 79,996 games 13 50% cov 9.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Colonel Autumn

Boros

26.32%

285 cmdrs 73,051 games 14 50% cov 8.8 rounds

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

Selesnya

24.16%

264 cmdrs 62,938 games 14 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Noble Heritage + Wilson, Refined Grizzly

Dimir

23.38%

244 cmdrs 88,253 games 9 50% cov 9.0 rounds

Highest winrate: Hidetsugu and Kairi

Izzet

28.09%

272 cmdrs 83,763 games 13 50% cov 8.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Shaun, Father of Synths

Simic

25.93%

252 cmdrs 93,947 games 9 50% cov 8.8 rounds

Highest winrate: Nadu, Winged Wisdom

Rakdos

24.65%

293 cmdrs 91,293 games 11 50% cov 8.8 rounds

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

Golgari

24.61%

261 cmdrs 104,434 games 9 50% cov 9.0 rounds

Highest winrate: Tom, Bert, and William

Gruul

24.69%

239 cmdrs 87,947 games 10 50% cov 8.6 rounds

Highest winrate: Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Three Color

10 identities

10 three color identities tracked across 564,904 games. Temur leads at 27.78% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Esper	26.2%	127	104,563	8	9.2	Combat	Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Bant	25.08%	120	79,856	5	9.2	Combat	Helga, Skittish Seer
Jeskai	25.61%	162	99,487	8	9.1	Combat	Narset, Enlightened Master
Mardu	25.73%	118	106,673	5	8.9	Combat	Tymna the Weaver + Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder
Grixis	22.76%	136	107,571	10	8.9	Combat	Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sultai	23.5%	111	83,324	5	8.9	Combat	Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Abzan	25.17%	101	62,410	5	9.3	Combat	Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Ravos, Soultender
Jund	25.59%	100	72,208	5	8.9	Combat	Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Naya	25.91%	131	122,006	7	8.9	Combat	Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Tana, the Bloodsower
Temur	27.78%	115	83,304	6	8.5	Combat	Susan Foreman + The Twelfth Doctor

Esper

26.2%

127 cmdrs 104,563 games 8 50% cov 9.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Tivit, Seller of Secrets

Bant

25.08%

120 cmdrs 79,856 games 5 50% cov 9.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Helga, Skittish Seer

Jeskai

25.61%

162 cmdrs 99,487 games 8 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Narset, Enlightened Master

Mardu

25.73%

118 cmdrs 106,673 games 5 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Tymna the Weaver + Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

Grixis

22.76%

136 cmdrs 107,571 games 10 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Sultai

23.5%

111 cmdrs 83,324 games 5 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Abzan

25.17%

101 cmdrs 62,410 games 5 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Ravos, Soultender

Jund

25.59%

100 cmdrs 72,208 games 5 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Prossh, Skyraider of Kher

Naya

25.91%

131 cmdrs 122,006 games 7 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Temur

27.78%

115 cmdrs 83,304 games 6 50% cov 8.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Susan Foreman + The Twelfth Doctor

Four Color

5 identities

5 four color identities tracked across 47,485 games. Sans Green leads at 28.47% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Sans White	24.81%	25	2,836	1	8.2	Combat	Vial Smasher the Fierce + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Sans Blue	25.33%	25	2,848	1	8.5	Combat	Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Sans Black	26.02%	60	16,558	2	8.7	Combat	Crystal, Inhuman Princess
Sans Red	27.53%	26	17,482	1	8.4	Poison	Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Sans Green	28.47%	41	9,440	2	7.6	Combat	Wernog, Rider's Chaplain + Cecily, Haunted Mage

Sans White

24.81%

25 cmdrs 2,836 games 1 50% cov 8.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Vial Smasher the Fierce + Thrasios, Triton Hero

Sans Blue

25.33%

25 cmdrs 2,848 games 1 50% cov 8.5 rounds

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

Sans Black

26.02%

60 cmdrs 16,558 games 2 50% cov 8.7 rounds

Highest winrate: Crystal, Inhuman Princess

Sans Red

27.53%

26 cmdrs 17,482 games 1 50% cov 8.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Sans Green

28.47%

41 cmdrs 9,440 games 2 50% cov 7.6 rounds

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

Five Color

1 identity

1 five color identity tracked across 140,999 games. Five Color leads at 26.41% win rate.

Colors	Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
	Five Color	26.41%	216	140,999	10	8.8	Combat	Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Five Color

26.41%

216 cmdrs 140,999 games 10 50% cov 8.8 rounds

Highest winrate: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Colorless

1 identity

1 colorless identity tracked across 20,883 games. Colorless leads at 27.55% win rate.

Colors	Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
	Colorless	27.55%	111	20,883	2	8.7	Combat	Kozilek, the Broken Reality

Colorless

27.55%

111 cmdrs 20,883 games 2 50% cov 8.7 rounds

Highest winrate: Kozilek, the Broken Reality

Frequently Asked

What is the best color identity in Commander?

Based on 723,276 tracked casual Commander games across all tracked games, Sans Green has the highest win rate at 28.47%. 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: October 6, 2026 at 18:01 UTC