Commander

Myrkul, Lord of Bones

Global commander stats {W} {B} {G} All Abzan commanders
Win Rate 27%
293 Wins
790 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Myrkul, Lord of Bones is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,083 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (293790) at an Elo of 1,470, ranking #3693 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 487394 damage dealt and 0.52 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Myrkul, Lord of Bones's win rate?
Myrkul, Lord of Bones has a 27% win rate across 1083 recorded Playgroup games (293 wins, 790 losses).
How long do winning games with Myrkul, Lord of Bones take?
Wins with Myrkul, Lord of Bones take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 12 days.
How many decks use Myrkul, Lord of Bones?
557 decks list Myrkul, Lord of Bones as their commander on Playgroup, of which 277 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3693
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1470
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 487394
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 557
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 277
No. games played with this commander 1083
Total hours played 12 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1614 Magnus_the_Grixis 11 6
2 1546 grilla44 6 3
3 1512 Tyndi 1 1
4 1505 Mixximo 9 3
5 1500 Schroechel 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Myrkul, Lord of Bones wins, 41.86% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
41.86%
Non Combat Damage
32.09%
Combo
13.49%
Alternative
6.98%
Commander Damage
3.72%
Mill
1.4%
Poison
0.47%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 298 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Myrkul, Lord of Bones

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Myrkul, Lord of Bones decks that leave them out.

+0.2 pp
Top card: Woodland Cemetery
# Card Lift
1
Woodland Cemetery
Woodland Cemetery 63 games
+0.2 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?

Myrkul, Lord of Bones wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 10.53% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.0% n=300
2
Seat 2
23.86% n=306
3
Seat 3
25.95% n=262
4
Seat 4
23.23% n=155
5
Seat 5
10.53% n=19
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Myrkul, Lord of Bones wins 29.43% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.43% n=513
1
1 mulligan
30.26% n=152
2
2 mulligans
23.73% n=59
3
3 mulligans
14.29% n=14
4
4 mulligans
66.67% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Myrkul, Lord of Bones 3.65/5 on average, across 683 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Myrkul, Lord of Bones wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.7% of the time across 298 tracked wins.

60.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Myrkul, Lord of Bones. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

The Gitrog, Ravenous Ride commander art
60.0%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
57.14%
Baylen, the Haymaker commander art
50.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
50.0%
Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander art
42.11%

Top 5 worst matchups

Zhulodok, Void Gorger commander art
0.0%
Atarka, World Render commander art
7.69%
Arcades, the Strategist commander art
8.33%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
9.09%
Zedruu the Greathearted commander art
10.0%