Karlach, Tiefling Guardian

Global Commander Stats

13 Wins

32 Losses

Summary

Karlach, Tiefling Guardian is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 45 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (13–32) at an Elo of 1,568, ranking #848 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 28 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Karlach, Tiefling Guardian's win rate?

Karlach, Tiefling Guardian has a 28% win rate across 45 recorded Playgroup games (13 wins, 32 losses).

How long do winning games with Karlach, Tiefling Guardian take?

Wins with Karlach, Tiefling Guardian take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: about 10 hours.

How many decks use Karlach, Tiefling Guardian?

6 decks list Karlach, Tiefling Guardian as their commander on Playgroup, of which 5 have played at least one recorded game.

Karlach, Tiefling Guardian Magic: The Gathering commander card art

Global Rank

848

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1568

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 9

Average poison counters given per game 14

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 6

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 5

No. games played with this commander 45

Total hours played about 10 hours

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
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How does this commander win?

When Karlach, Tiefling Guardian wins, 50.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

50.0%

Commander Damage

30.0%

Poison

10.0%

Non Combat Damage

10.0%

Avg win turn 9.5 based on 13 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Karlach, Tiefling Guardian wins 43.75% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.5% n=8

Seat 2

43.75% n=16

Seat 3

18.18% n=11

Seat 4

11.11% n=9

Seat 5

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karlach, Tiefling Guardian wins 30.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.0% n=20

1 mulligan

42.86% n=7

2 mulligans

0.0% n=4

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Karlach, Tiefling Guardian 3.17/5 on average, across 36 self-reports.

3.17 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karlach, Tiefling Guardian wins, opponents flag the game as salty 100.0% of the time across 13 tracked wins.

100.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

Not enough head-to-head data yet for Karlach, Tiefling Guardian. Each opposing commander needs at least ten tracked games before it shows up here.