What Commander actually looks like at real tables
Anonymous, site-wide statistics from every game logged with The Pod Companion — win rates by turn order, the commanders and colors people really play, and how games actually end. The numbers below are live and grow as players log games.
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Win rate by turn order
In a four-player pod, an even share is 25%. Counted over players whose turn order and placement were both recorded.
Colors across all decks
How many logged decks feature each mana color, over decks whose commander was recorded.
How players get eliminated
Counted over eliminations where the cause was recorded.
Pod sizes
How many players sat at each logged game.
Most-played commanders
Most-played color identities
Exact color identity of logged decks — partner pairs count as their combined identity.
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Where these numbers come from
Most Commander “meta” statistics are built from decklists — what people build. This page is built from games — what people actually play, and who actually wins. Every player with a free Pod Companion account can log their pod’s games: who sat where, which commanders were at the table, who won, and how everyone else went down. Those games feed the aggregates on this page.
Because the numbers come from real tables rather than tournament results or deck databases, they capture the format as it is played in kitchens and game stores: the pods of three and five, the janky commanders that never top a tier list, the games that end by concession at midnight. That is the picture we care about.
Why turn order is the headline stat
Turn order is one of the oldest arguments in Commander. Going first means your ramp and your threats come down a turn earlier than anyone else’s; going last means you start with more information and, at most tables, an extra card. In one-on-one Magic the play/draw effect is well studied — in four-player Commander it is much murkier, and most claims about it are vibes.
The chart above is our running answer: actual win rate by turn order position, across every logged game where the pod recorded who went first. With an even distribution every seat in a four-player pod would win 25% of the time. Deviations from that line — sustained over enough games — are the real seat advantage, measured rather than argued.
How we keep it anonymous
The aggregates here are computed inside the database by a function that can only return non-identifying dimensions: commander names (cards, not people), color identities, turn order positions, placements, elimination causes, turn counts, and counts of those things. Player names, usernames, accounts, and per-game dates never leave the database. That is also why every logged game can be included — there is nothing to opt out of, because nothing about you is shown. The details are in our privacy policy.
Two honesty rules from our stats engine apply here too. First, fields that were never recorded are omitted, not guessed — a game logged without a turn count simply does not appear in the average turn count. Second, small samples are labeled: the page always says how many games the numbers come from, and a commander only appears in the table once it has enough logged games to mean something.
Add your pod to the data
The fastest way to make this page better is to log your games. It takes about a minute per game: players in turn order, commanders with autocomplete, who won, and optionally how everyone died. You get personal stats out of it — win rate, your commanders, your colors — and the format gets one more honest data point. Create a free account to start.
FAQ
Where do these Commander stats come from?
Every number on this page is aggregated from real Commander games logged by players using The Pod Companion’s free game logger. Games are combined into anonymous totals — no player names, usernames, or accounts ever appear.
Does going first matter in Commander?
In a four-player pod an even share is a 25% win rate per seat. Turn order shifts that: earlier seats see their cards and mana sooner, while later seats get more information and, in many pods, draw a card on turn one. The chart above shows the actual win rate by turn order position across logged games where turn order was recorded.
Are these stats representative of the whole Commander format?
No — they represent the games logged on this site, and while the sample is small they will skew toward the pods that log here. The page always states how many games the numbers come from, and commanders only appear in the table once they reach a minimum number of games. As more pods log games, the picture sharpens.
If I log my games, is my data shown here?
Your games contribute to the anonymous totals, but nothing identifying is ever shown: no player names, usernames, account details, or per-game dates. Only aggregate dimensions like commander played, colors, turn order, placement, and elimination cause are counted.