Commander

The Gitrog Monster

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 32%
512 Wins
1059 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Gitrog Monster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,571 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (5121059) at an Elo of 1,662, ranking #165 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 9060 damage dealt and 0.64 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 32% win rate across 1571 recorded Playgroup games (512 wins, 1059 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: about 1 month.
How many decks use The Gitrog Monster?
573 decks list The Gitrog Monster as their commander on Playgroup, of which 329 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
165
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1662
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 9060
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 5 minutes
No. decks for this commander 573
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 329
No. games played with this commander 1571
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1646 Rondiii 12 6
2 1610 Ni$cH0 6 4
3 1589 Cornerlongshot 11 5
4 1583 supahfly24 19 7
5 1581 45breon 12 6
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Gitrog Monster wins, 38.52% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
38.52%
Non Combat Damage
26.28%
Combo
25.26%
Alternative
6.63%
Commander Damage
2.55%
Mill
0.51%
Poison
0.26%
Avg win turn 7.6 based on 523 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Gitrog Monster wins 38.34% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.34% n=446
2
Seat 2
30.77% n=442
3
Seat 3
32.04% n=362
4
Seat 4
26.29% n=251
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=36
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Gitrog Monster wins 32.97% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.97% n=731
1
1 mulligan
30.98% n=255
2
2 mulligans
28.04% n=107
3
3 mulligans
22.22% n=27
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=2
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 3.72/5 on average, across 1066 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Gitrog Monster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.7% of the time across 525 tracked wins.

69.7 \%
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
65.0%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
58.33%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets commander art
54.55%
Hakbal of the Surging Soul commander art
54.55%
Tiamat commander art
Tiamat 13 games
53.85%

Top 5 worst matchups