Kozilek, Butcher of Truth

Global Commander Stats

61 Wins

149 Losses

Summary

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 212 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (61–149) at an Elo of 1,619, ranking #364 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.59 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 15 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

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

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth has a 28% win rate across 212 recorded Playgroup games (61 wins, 149 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?

89 decks list Kozilek, Butcher of Truth as their commander on Playgroup, of which 47 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global Rank

364

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1619

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 12

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.59

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 89

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 47

No. games played with this commander 212

Total hours played 2 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1488	Cameron Lau	1	0	0 %

How does this commander win?

When Kozilek, Butcher of Truth wins, 63.41% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

63.41%

Combo

14.63%

Commander Damage

9.76%

Non Combat Damage

7.32%

Alternative

4.88%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 63 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Kozilek, Butcher of Truth wins 37.93% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.93% n=58

Seat 2

24.07% n=54

Seat 3

26.53% n=49

Seat 4

16.67% n=24

Seat 5

0.0% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kozilek, Butcher of Truth wins 24.51% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

24.51% n=102

1 mulligan

30.77% n=39

2 mulligans

13.33% n=15

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kozilek, Butcher of Truth 3.31/5 on average, across 147 self-reports.

3.31 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kozilek, Butcher of Truth wins, opponents flag the game as salty 61.9% of the time across 63 tracked wins.

61.9 \%

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.