Commander

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

295 Wins

628 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 923 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (295–628) at an Elo of 1,580, ranking #764 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 16 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord's win rate?

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord has a 31% win rate across 923 recorded Playgroup games (295 wins, 628 losses).

How long do winning games with Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord take?

Wins with Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.

How many decks use Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord?

400 decks list Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord as their commander on Playgroup, of which 192 have played at least one recorded game.

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

764

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1580

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 16

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.73

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 400

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 192

No. games played with this commander 923

Total hours played 9 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1636	FoldingLyric266	30	17	57 %
2	1626	Eddie	16	11	69 %
3	1611	Max	15	7	50 %
4	1581	merlinstone3	4	3	75 %
5	1562	CupricCow	4	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord wins, 53.64% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

53.64%

Combat

25.91%

Combo

11.36%

Commander Damage

4.55%

Alternative

3.64%

Poison

0.45%

Mill

0.45%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 303 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord wins 66.67% of games from position 6 and 19.05% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.43% n=269

Seat 2

34.45% n=238

Seat 3

27.16% n=232

Seat 4

25.34% n=146

Seat 5

19.05% n=21

Seat 6

66.67% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord wins 35.41% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.41% n=466

1 mulligan

28.24% n=131

2 mulligans

26.19% n=42

3 mulligans

22.22% n=9

4 mulligans

50.0% n=2

5 mulligans

100.0% n=1

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord 3.66/5 on average, across 629 self-reports.

3.66 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Jarad, Golgari Lich Lord wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.0% of the time across 303 tracked wins.

68.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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