Commander

Bhaal, Lord of Murder

Global commander stats {B} {R} {G} All Jund commanders
Win Rate 25%
50 Wins
146 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Bhaal, Lord of Murder is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 196 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (50146) at an Elo of 1,564, ranking #941 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6970 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Bhaal, Lord of Murder's win rate?
Bhaal, Lord of Murder has a 25% win rate across 196 recorded Playgroup games (50 wins, 146 losses).
How long do winning games with Bhaal, Lord of Murder take?
Wins with Bhaal, Lord of Murder take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use Bhaal, Lord of Murder?
102 decks list Bhaal, Lord of Murder as their commander on Playgroup, of which 58 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
941
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1564
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6970
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.56
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 102
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 58
No. games played with this commander 196
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1630 Rob 9 6
2 1555 ROBBY 3 2
3 1536 Magnus_the_Grixis 1 1
4 1488 kiritodracon 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Bhaal, Lord of Murder wins, 57.14% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
57.14%
Non Combat Damage
25.71%
Commander Damage
11.43%
Combo
2.86%
Alternative
2.86%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 51 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Bhaal, Lord of Murder wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 12.5% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
22.92% n=48
2
Seat 2
30.51% n=59
3
Seat 3
16.0% n=50
4
Seat 4
26.47% n=34
5
Seat 5
12.5% n=8
6
Seat 6
100.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Bhaal, Lord of Murder wins 22.08% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
22.08% n=77
1
1 mulligan
16.13% n=31
2
2 mulligans
10.0% n=10
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=1
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Bhaal, Lord of Murder 3.75/5 on average, across 126 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Bhaal, Lord of Murder wins, opponents flag the game as salty 49.0% of the time across 51 tracked wins.

49.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Ashling, the Limitless commander art
27.27%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ashling, the Limitless commander art
27.27%