Commander

The Gitrog Monster

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 32%
523 Wins
1098 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Gitrog Monster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,632 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (5231098) at an Elo of 1,610, ranking #441 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8762 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 32% win rate across 1632 recorded Playgroup games (523 wins, 1098 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?
605 decks list The Gitrog Monster as their commander on Playgroup, of which 349 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
441
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1610
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8762
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 5 minutes
No. decks for this commander 605
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 349
No. games played with this commander 1632
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 1566 45breon 13 6
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Gitrog Monster wins, 38.25% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
38.25%
Non Combat Damage
26.5%
Combo
25.5%
Alternative
6.5%
Commander Damage
2.5%
Mill
0.5%
Poison
0.25%
Avg win turn 7.6 based on 534 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.

+3.3 pp
Top card: Conduit of Worlds
# Card Lift
1
Conduit of Worlds
Conduit of Worlds 58 games · Signature build
+3.3 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 38.19% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.19% n=453
2
Seat 2
30.75% n=452
3
Seat 3
31.89% n=370
4
Seat 4
26.77% n=254
5
Seat 5
24.32% n=37
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Gitrog Monster wins 32.54% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.54% n=753
1
1 mulligan
30.15% n=272
2
2 mulligans
27.93% n=111
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=30
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 3.73/5 on average, across 1091 self-reports.

3.73 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Gitrog Monster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.8% of the time across 536 tracked wins.

69.8 \%
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

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58.33%
Tiamat commander art
Tiamat 14 games
57.14%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
56.52%
Tivit, Seller of Secrets commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups