Commander

The Gitrog Monster

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 32%
517 Wins
1083 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Gitrog Monster is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,604 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (5171083) at an Elo of 1,523, ranking #1564 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8923 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 1604 recorded Playgroup games (517 wins, 1083 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?
590 decks list The Gitrog Monster as their commander on Playgroup, of which 341 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1564
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1523
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8923
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 590
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 341
No. games played with this commander 1604
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, 38.58% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
38.58%
Non Combat Damage
26.4%
Combo
25.13%
Alternative
6.6%
Commander Damage
2.54%
Mill
0.51%
Poison
0.25%
Avg win turn 7.6 based on 528 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.

+2.6 pp
Top card: Conduit of Worlds
# Card Lift
1
Conduit of Worlds
Conduit of Worlds 58 games · Signature build
+2.6 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 38.14% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.14% n=451
2
Seat 2
30.51% n=449
3
Seat 3
31.61% n=367
4
Seat 4
26.59% n=252
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 32.75% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.75% n=742
1
1 mulligan
30.94% n=265
2
2 mulligans
27.52% n=109
3
3 mulligans
20.69% n=29
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 1083 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Gitrog Monster wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.8% of the time across 530 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

Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
61.9%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
58.33%
Tiamat commander art
Tiamat 13 games
53.85%
Teval, the Balanced Scale commander art
50.0%
Jodah, Archmage Eternal commander art
50.0%

Top 5 worst matchups