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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 589,330 casual games from the all time. The highest-performing identity is Izzet at 28.38%, while Grixis has the lowest at 23.01%.

Identities

589,330

Games

Mono Color

5 identities

5 mono color identities tracked across 200,069 games. Blue leads at 27.67% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
White	25.89%	332	38,038	11	9.4	Combat	Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle
Blue	27.67%	294	33,266	14	8.9	Combat	Katara, Waterbending Master
Black	25.47%	326	57,460	13	8.9	Non Combat Damage	Balthor the Defiled
Red	26.44%	332	59,061	12	8.1	Combat	Rionya, Fire Dancer
Green	25.34%	291	45,222	16	8.5	Combat	Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

White

25.89%

332 cmdrs 38,038 games 11 50% cov 9.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

Blue

27.67%

294 cmdrs 33,266 games 14 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Katara, Waterbending Master

Black

25.47%

326 cmdrs 57,460 games 13 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Balthor the Defiled

Red

26.44%

332 cmdrs 59,061 games 12 50% cov 8.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Rionya, Fire Dancer

Green

25.34%

291 cmdrs 45,222 games 16 50% cov 8.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Shigeki, Jukai Visionary

Two Color

10 identities

10 two color identities tracked across 439,541 games. Izzet leads at 28.38% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Azorius	26.19%	243	47,182	11	9.6	Combat	Timin, Youthful Geist + Rhoda, Geist Avenger
Orzhov	26.22%	222	66,435	13	9.5	Combat	Colonel Autumn
Boros	26.61%	260	58,499	14	8.9	Combat	Akiri, Line-Slinger + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Selesnya	24.43%	226	50,394	14	9.1	Combat	Selvala, Eager Trailblazer
Dimir	23.62%	224	75,520	9	9.1	Combat	Hidetsugu and Kairi
Izzet	28.38%	251	68,222	12	8.6	Non Combat Damage	Vadrik, Astral Archmage
Simic	26.25%	230	78,740	9	8.9	Combat	Nadu, Winged Wisdom
Rakdos	24.93%	252	75,616	10	8.9	Non Combat Damage	Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
Golgari	24.93%	238	85,793	8	9.1	Combat	Honest Rutstein
Gruul	24.78%	220	73,923	10	8.6	Combat	Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Azorius

26.19%

243 cmdrs 47,182 games 11 50% cov 9.6 rounds

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

Orzhov

26.22%

222 cmdrs 66,435 games 13 50% cov 9.5 rounds

Highest winrate: Colonel Autumn

Boros

26.61%

260 cmdrs 58,499 games 14 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Selesnya

24.43%

226 cmdrs 50,394 games 14 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Selvala, Eager Trailblazer

Dimir

23.62%

224 cmdrs 75,520 games 9 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Hidetsugu and Kairi

Izzet

28.38%

251 cmdrs 68,222 games 12 50% cov 8.6 rounds

Highest winrate: Vadrik, Astral Archmage

Simic

26.25%

230 cmdrs 78,740 games 9 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Nadu, Winged Wisdom

Rakdos

24.93%

252 cmdrs 75,616 games 10 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Golgari

24.93%

238 cmdrs 85,793 games 8 50% cov 9.1 rounds

Highest winrate: Honest Rutstein

Gruul

24.78%

220 cmdrs 73,923 games 10 50% cov 8.6 rounds

Highest winrate: Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers

Three Color

10 identities

10 three color identities tracked across 465,636 games. Temur leads at 27.95% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Esper	26.53%	110	87,292	8	9.3	Combat	Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Bant	25.46%	113	65,939	5	9.2	Combat	Helga, Skittish Seer
Jeskai	26.02%	145	81,530	8	9.2	Combat	Narset, Enlightened Master
Mardu	25.99%	105	90,048	5	9.0	Combat	Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh + Tymna the Weaver
Grixis	23.01%	119	86,582	10	8.9	Combat	Kraum, Ludevic's Opus + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Sultai	23.56%	95	69,964	5	9.0	Combat	Thrasios, Triton Hero + Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Abzan	25.28%	91	52,847	5	9.3	Combat	Tymna the Weaver + Halana, Kessig Ranger
Jund	25.8%	92	59,881	5	8.9	Combat	Reyhan, Last of the Abzan + Dargo, the Shipwrecker
Naya	26.1%	120	102,626	7	8.9	Combat	Ardenn, Intrepid Archaeologist + Tana, the Bloodsower
Temur	27.95%	102	70,696	6	8.6	Combat	Susan Foreman + The Twelfth Doctor

Esper

26.53%

110 cmdrs 87,292 games 8 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Tivit, Seller of Secrets

Bant

25.46%

113 cmdrs 65,939 games 5 50% cov 9.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Helga, Skittish Seer

Jeskai

26.02%

145 cmdrs 81,530 games 8 50% cov 9.2 rounds

Highest winrate: Narset, Enlightened Master

Mardu

25.99%

105 cmdrs 90,048 games 5 50% cov 9.0 rounds

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

Grixis

23.01%

119 cmdrs 86,582 games 10 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Sultai

23.56%

95 cmdrs 69,964 games 5 50% cov 9.0 rounds

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

Abzan

25.28%

91 cmdrs 52,847 games 5 50% cov 9.3 rounds

Highest winrate: Tymna the Weaver + Halana, Kessig Ranger

Jund

25.8%

92 cmdrs 59,881 games 5 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Naya

26.1%

120 cmdrs 102,626 games 7 50% cov 8.9 rounds

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

Temur

27.95%

102 cmdrs 70,696 games 6 50% cov 8.6 rounds

Highest winrate: Susan Foreman + The Twelfth Doctor

Four Color

5 identities

5 four color identities tracked across 37,599 games. Sans Green leads at 28.23% win rate.

Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
Sans White	24.98%	23	2,440	1	8.2	Combat	Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Cecily, Haunted Mage
Sans Blue	25.5%	22	2,451	1	8.5	Combat	Elmar, Ulvenwald Informant + Wernog, Rider's Chaplain
Sans Black	26.07%	52	12,284	2	8.7	Combat	Thrasios, Triton Hero + Akiri, Line-Slinger
Sans Red	27.81%	22	15,017	1	8.4	Poison	Atraxa, Grand Unifier
Sans Green	28.23%	33	6,769	2	7.4	Combo	Wernog, Rider's Chaplain + Cecily, Haunted Mage

Sans White

24.98%

23 cmdrs 2,440 games 1 50% cov 8.2 rounds

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

Sans Blue

25.5%

22 cmdrs 2,451 games 1 50% cov 8.5 rounds

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

Sans Black

26.07%

52 cmdrs 12,284 games 2 50% cov 8.7 rounds

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

Sans Red

27.81%

22 cmdrs 15,017 games 1 50% cov 8.4 rounds

Highest winrate: Atraxa, Grand Unifier

Sans Green

28.23%

33 cmdrs 6,769 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 113,904 games. Five Color leads at 26.82% win rate.

Colors	Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
	Five Color	26.82%	177	113,904	9	8.9	Combat	Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Five Color

26.82%

177 cmdrs 113,904 games 9 50% cov 8.9 rounds

Highest winrate: Hei Bai, Forest Guardian

Colorless

1 identity

1 colorless identity tracked across 16,625 games. Colorless leads at 28.18% win rate.

Colors	Name	Win Rate	Cmdrs	Games	50% Cov	Avg Rounds	Top Win Con	Highest Winrate
	Colorless	28.18%	88	16,625	2	8.8	Combat	Ultima, Origin of Oblivion

Colorless

28.18%

88 cmdrs 16,625 games 2 50% cov 8.8 rounds

Highest winrate: Ultima, Origin of Oblivion

Frequently Asked

What is the best color identity in Commander?

Based on 589,330 tracked casual Commander games across all tracked games, Izzet has the highest win rate at 28.38%. 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 21, 2026 at 18:31 UTC