Commander

The Gitrog Monster

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 31%
556 Wins
1168 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Gitrog Monster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,743 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (556–1168) at an Elo of 1,607, ranking #486 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8305 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Gitrog Monster's win rate?
The Gitrog Monster has a 31% win rate across 1743 recorded Playgroup games (556 wins, 1168 losses).
How long do winning games with The Gitrog Monster take?
Wins with The Gitrog Monster take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 20 days.
How many decks use The Gitrog Monster?
648 decks list The Gitrog Monster as their commander on Playgroup, of which 371 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
486
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1607
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8305
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 648
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 371
No. games played with this commander 1743
Total hours played 20 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1646 Rondiii 12 6
2 1610 Ni$cH0 6 4
3 1595 45breon 14 7
4 1589 Cornerlongshot 11 5
5 1583 supahfly24 19 7
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Gitrog Monster wins, 37.53% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
37.53%
Non Combat Damage
27.08%
Combo
25.89%
Alternative
6.18%
Commander Damage
2.85%
Poison
0.24%
Mill
0.24%
Avg win turn 7.5 based on 567 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The Gitrog Monster

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with The Gitrog Monster decks that leave them out.

+5.7 pp
Top card: Icetill Explorer
# Card Lift
1
Icetill Explorer
Icetill Explorer 103 games
+5.7 pp
2
Assassin's Trophy
Assassin's Trophy 137 games
+5.0 pp
3
Conduit of Worlds
Conduit of Worlds 91 games
+3.4 pp
4
Crop Rotation
Crop Rotation 152 games
+3.1 pp
5
Overgrown Tomb
Overgrown Tomb 137 games
+1.5 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Gitrog Monster wins 38.22% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.22% n=501
2
Seat 2
30.02% n=493
3
Seat 3
30.7% n=399
4
Seat 4
26.09% n=276
5
Seat 5
21.43% n=42
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Gitrog Monster wins 32.73% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.73% n=773
1
1 mulligan
30.23% n=301
2
2 mulligans
26.27% n=118
3
3 mulligans
21.88% n=32
4
4 mulligans
66.67% n=3
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Gitrog Monster 3.74/5 on average, across 1152 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Gitrog Monster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.2% of the time across 569 tracked wins.

71.2 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against The Gitrog Monster. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Mirko, Obsessive Theorist commander art
60.0%
Tiamat commander art
Tiamat 14 games
57.14%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
56.0%
Jodah, Archmage Eternal commander art
53.33%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups