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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 755,082 casual games from the all time. The highest-performing identity is Sans Green at 29.05%, while Grixis has the lowest at 22.68%.

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

755,082

Games

Mono Color

5 identities

5 mono color identities tracked across 262,834 games. Blue leads at 27.38% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
White	25.35%	419	50,851	11	9.3	Combat	Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Blue	27.38%	360	43,675	15	8.8	Combat	Fblthp, Impossibly Lost
Black	24.89%	404	74,787	14	8.9	Non Combat Damage	Balthor the Defiled
Red	26.02%	400	76,550	12	8.1	Combat	Zirilan of the Claw
Green	25.2%	357	61,584	17	8.4	Combat	Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

White

25.35%

419 cmdrs 50,851 games 11 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

Blue

27.38%

360 cmdrs 43,675 games 15 50% cov 8.8 rounds

Highest winrate: Fblthp, Impossibly Lost

Black

24.89%

404 cmdrs 74,787 games 14 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Balthor the Defiled

Red

26.02%

400 cmdrs 76,550 games 12 50% cov 8.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Zirilan of the Claw

Green

25.2%

357 cmdrs 61,584 games 17 50% cov 8.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

Two Color

10 identities

10 two color identities tracked across 557,052 games. Izzet leads at 28.0% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Azorius	25.8%	273	58,847	12	9.5	Combat	Timin, Youthful Geist + Rhoda, Geist Avenger
Orzhov	25.84%	248	83,143	13	9.4	Combat	Colonel Autumn
Boros	26.19%	288	76,248	14	8.8	Combat	Akiri, Line-Slinger + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Selesnya	24.1%	269	66,109	14	9.1	Combat	Noble Heritage + Wilson, Refined Grizzly
Dimir	23.31%	247	91,150	9	9.0	Combat	Hidetsugu and Kairi
Izzet	28.0%	275	87,147	13	8.5	Combat	Shaun, Father of Synths
Simic	25.83%	256	97,143	9	8.8	Combat	Nadu, Winged Wisdom
Rakdos	24.54%	300	95,144	11	8.8	Non Combat Damage	Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Golgari	24.52%	266	108,279	9	9.0	Combat	Tom, Bert, and William
Gruul	24.67%	241	91,402	10	8.5	Combat	Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Azorius

25.8%

273 cmdrs 58,847 games 12 50% cov 9.5 rounds

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

Orzhov

25.84%

248 cmdrs 83,143 games 13 50% cov 9.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Colonel Autumn

Boros

26.19%

288 cmdrs 76,248 games 14 50% cov 8.8 rounds

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

Selesnya

24.1%

269 cmdrs 66,109 games 14 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Noble Heritage + Wilson, Refined Grizzly

Dimir

23.31%

247 cmdrs 91,150 games 9 50% cov 9.0 rounds

Highest winrate: Hidetsugu and Kairi

Izzet

28.0%

275 cmdrs 87,147 games 13 50% cov 8.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Shaun, Father of Synths

Simic

25.83%

256 cmdrs 97,143 games 9 50% cov 8.8 rounds

Highest winrate: Nadu, Winged Wisdom

Rakdos

24.54%

300 cmdrs 95,144 games 11 50% cov 8.8 rounds

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

Golgari

24.52%

266 cmdrs 108,279 games 9 50% cov 9.0 rounds

Highest winrate: Tom, Bert, and William

Gruul

24.67%

241 cmdrs 91,402 games 10 50% cov 8.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Three Color

10 identities

10 three color identities tracked across 587,289 games. Temur leads at 27.67% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Esper	26.1%	132	108,922	8	9.2	Combat	Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Bant	25.02%	123	82,726	5	9.2	Combat	Helga, Skittish Seer
Jeskai	25.5%	166	103,335	8	9.1	Combat	Narset, Enlightened Master
Mardu	25.67%	118	110,346	5	8.9	Combat	Tymna the Weaver + Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder
Grixis	22.68%	142	112,176	10	8.9	Combat	Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sultai	23.43%	115	86,255	5	8.9	Combat	Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Abzan	25.11%	104	64,265	5	9.3	Combat	Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper + Tymna the Weaver
Jund	25.52%	104	74,680	5	8.9	Combat	Prossh, Skyraider of Kher
Naya	25.85%	133	125,946	7	8.9	Combat	Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Tana, the Bloodsower
Temur	27.67%	116	86,019	6	8.5	Combat	Susan Foreman + The Twelfth Doctor

Esper

26.1%

132 cmdrs 108,922 games 8 50% cov 9.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Tivit, Seller of Secrets

Bant

25.02%

123 cmdrs 82,726 games 5 50% cov 9.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Helga, Skittish Seer

Jeskai

25.5%

166 cmdrs 103,335 games 8 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Narset, Enlightened Master

Mardu

25.67%

118 cmdrs 110,346 games 5 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Grixis

22.68%

142 cmdrs 112,176 games 10 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Sultai

23.43%

115 cmdrs 86,255 games 5 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Abzan

25.11%

104 cmdrs 64,265 games 5 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper + Tymna the Weaver

Jund

25.52%

104 cmdrs 74,680 games 5 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Prossh, Skyraider of Kher

Naya

25.85%

133 cmdrs 125,946 games 7 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Temur

27.67%

116 cmdrs 86,019 games 6 50% cov 8.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Susan Foreman + The Twelfth Doctor

Four Color

5 identities

5 four color identities tracked across 51,411 games. Sans Green leads at 29.05% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Sans White	24.91%	25	2,905	1	8.2	Combat	Vial Smasher the Fierce + Thrasios, Triton Hero
Sans Blue	25.17%	27	2,928	1	8.5	Combat	Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Sans Black	25.88%	61	17,435	2	8.7	Combat	Crystal, Inhuman Princess
Sans Red	27.43%	27	18,031	1	8.4	Poison	Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Sans Green	29.05%	41	11,912	2	7.9	Combat	Wernog, Rider's Chaplain + Cecily, Haunted Mage

Sans White

24.91%

25 cmdrs 2,905 games 1 50% cov 8.2 rounds

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

Sans Blue

25.17%

27 cmdrs 2,928 games 1 50% cov 8.5 rounds

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

Sans Black

25.88%

61 cmdrs 17,435 games 2 50% cov 8.7 rounds

Highest winrate: Crystal, Inhuman Princess

Sans Red

27.43%

27 cmdrs 18,031 games 1 50% cov 8.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Sans Green

29.05%

41 cmdrs 11,912 games 2 50% cov 7.9 rounds

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

Five Color

1 identity

1 five color identity tracked across 147,393 games. Five Color leads at 26.26% win rate.

Colors	Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
	Five Color	26.26%	223	147,393	10	8.8	Combat	Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Five Color

26.26%

223 cmdrs 147,393 games 10 50% cov 8.8 rounds

Highest winrate: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Colorless

1 identity

1 colorless identity tracked across 21,954 games. Colorless leads at 27.43% win rate.

Colors	Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
	Colorless	27.43%	114	21,954	2	8.7	Combat	Kozilek, the Broken Reality

Colorless

27.43%

114 cmdrs 21,954 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 755,082 tracked casual Commander games across all tracked games, Sans Green has the highest win rate at 29.05%. 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 26, 2026 at 18:01 UTC