Commander

The Gitrog Monster

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 31%
539 Wins
1135 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Gitrog Monster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,687 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (5391135) at an Elo of 1,566, ranking #919 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8500 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Gitrog Monster's win rate?
The Gitrog Monster has a 31% win rate across 1687 recorded Playgroup games (539 wins, 1135 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?
632 decks list The Gitrog Monster as their commander on Playgroup, of which 354 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
919
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1566
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8500
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 632
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 354
No. games played with this commander 1687
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, 37.75% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
37.75%
Non Combat Damage
26.72%
Combo
25.98%
Alternative
6.37%
Commander Damage
2.7%
Poison
0.25%
Mill
0.25%
Avg win turn 7.5 based on 550 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.

+3.0 pp
Top card: Nature's Lore

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 38.1% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.1% n=483
2
Seat 2
29.85% n=479
3
Seat 3
30.65% n=385
4
Seat 4
26.49% n=268
5
Seat 5
22.5% n=40
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Gitrog Monster wins 32.51% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.51% n=766
1
1 mulligan
29.76% n=289
2
2 mulligans
26.96% n=115
3
3 mulligans
22.58% n=31
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=4
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 3.73/5 on average, across 1119 self-reports.

3.73 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Gitrog Monster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.3% of the time across 552 tracked wins.

70.3 \%
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

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
58.33%
Tiamat commander art
Tiamat 14 games
57.14%
Jodah, Archmage Eternal commander art
50.0%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets commander art
50.0%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups