Commander

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

Global commander stats

All Colorless commanders

71 Wins

160 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 233 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (71–160) at an Elo of 1,602, ranking #513 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.57 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 25 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kozilek, Butcher of Truth's win rate?

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth has a 30% win rate across 233 recorded Playgroup games (71 wins, 160 losses).

How long do winning games with Kozilek, Butcher of Truth take?

Wins with Kozilek, Butcher of Truth take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.

How many decks use Kozilek, Butcher of Truth?

96 decks list Kozilek, Butcher of Truth as their commander on Playgroup, of which 51 have played at least one recorded game.

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

513

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1602

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 13

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.57

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 96

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 51

No. games played with this commander 233

Total hours played 2 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1536	novinyx	3	2	67 %
2	1488	Cameron Lau	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kozilek, Butcher of Truth wins, 61.7% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

61.7%

Combo

12.77%

Commander Damage

12.77%

Alternative

6.38%

Non Combat Damage

6.38%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 73 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth wins 40.0% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.0% n=65

Seat 2

26.98% n=63

Seat 3

26.53% n=49

Seat 4

15.38% n=26

Seat 5

0.0% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth wins 25.96% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

25.96% n=104

1 mulligan

30.23% n=43

2 mulligans

17.65% n=17

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kozilek, Butcher of Truth 3.36/5 on average, across 163 self-reports.

3.36 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kozilek, Butcher of Truth wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.8% of the time across 73 tracked wins.

65.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Kozilek, Butcher of Truth. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.