Commander

The Gitrog Monster

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

577 Wins

1196 Losses

Overview

Summary

The Gitrog Monster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,796 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (577–1196) at an Elo of 1,630, ranking #341 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8087 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Gitrog Monster's win rate?

The Gitrog Monster has a 32% win rate across 1796 recorded Playgroup games (577 wins, 1196 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: 21 days.

How many decks use The Gitrog Monster?

675 decks list The Gitrog Monster as their commander on Playgroup, of which 387 have played at least one recorded game.

The Gitrog Monster Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

341

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1630

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8087

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 675

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 387

No. games played with this commander 1796

Total hours played 21 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1675	iz11y	15	8	65 %
2	1646	Rondiii	12	6	50 %
3	1610	Ni$cH0	6	4	67 %
4	1595	45breon	14	7	50 %
5	1589	Cornerlongshot	11	5	45 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Gitrog Monster wins, 36.99% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

36.99%

Non Combat Damage

26.94%

Combo

26.71%

Alternative

6.16%

Commander Damage

2.74%

Poison

0.23%

Mill

0.23%

Avg win turn 7.5 based on 587 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.

+7.3 pp

Top card: Icetill Explorer

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Icetill Explorer 128 games	+7.3 pp	128
2	Assassin's Trophy 155 games	+7.3 pp	155
3	Bayou Signature build 54 games · Signature build	+5.4 pp	54
4	Crop Rotation 178 games	+5.3 pp	178
5	Windswept Heath Signature build 62 games · Signature build	+4.7 pp	62
6	Overgrown Tomb 155 games	+4.2 pp	155
7	Conduit of Worlds 102 games	+3.3 pp	102
8	Underground Mortuary 72 games	+3.1 pp	72
9	Putrid Imp 108 games	+2.3 pp	108
10	Sylvan Safekeeper 169 games	+2.1 pp	169

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Exploration 78 games	+1.4 pp	78
12	Birds of Paradise 123 games	+0.9 pp	123
13	Constant Mists Signature build 62 games · Signature build	+0.7 pp	62
14	Squandered Resources 70 games	+0.6 pp	70
15	Wooded Foothills 70 games	+0.5 pp	70

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 38.35% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.35% n=515

Seat 2

30.26% n=509

Seat 3

30.51% n=408

Seat 4

27.1% n=286

Seat 5

20.93% n=43

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Gitrog Monster wins 32.69% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.69% n=783

1 mulligan

31.19% n=311

2 mulligans

27.05% n=122

3 mulligans

20.59% n=34

4 mulligans

66.67% n=3

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 3.75/5 on average, across 1180 self-reports.

3.75 / 5

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Opponent salt

When The Gitrog Monster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.6% of the time across 589 tracked wins.

39.6 \%

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.