Commander

Myrkul, Lord of Bones

Global commander stats

All Abzan commanders

315 Wins

862 Losses

Overview

Summary

Myrkul, Lord of Bones is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,191 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (315–862) at an Elo of 1,489, ranking #3689 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 449949 damage dealt and 0.51 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 18 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Myrkul, Lord of Bones's win rate?

Myrkul, Lord of Bones has a 26% win rate across 1191 recorded Playgroup games (315 wins, 862 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: 13 days.

How many decks use Myrkul, Lord of Bones?

619 decks list Myrkul, Lord of Bones as their commander on Playgroup, of which 325 have played at least one recorded game.

Myrkul, Lord of Bones Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3689

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1489

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 449949

Average commander damage per game 7

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.51

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 619

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 325

No. games played with this commander 1191

Total hours played 13 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1614	Magnus_the_Grixis	11	6	55 %
2	1546	grilla44	6	3	60 %
3	1525	Incrusion	3	1	50 %
4	1524	Connor Aaberg	4	2	50 %
5	1523	Rags	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Myrkul, Lord of Bones wins, 41.03% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

41.03%

Non Combat Damage

31.2%

Combo

14.1%

Alternative

6.84%

Commander Damage

4.7%

Mill

1.71%

Poison

0.43%

Avg win turn 9.7 based on 320 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.

+4.4 pp

Top card: Evolving Wilds

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Evolving Wilds Signature build 45 games · Signature build	+4.4 pp	45
2	Beast Whisperer Signature build 50 games · Signature build	+2.7 pp	50
3	Parallel Lives 64 games	+2.4 pp	64
4	Mirkwood Bats Signature build 47 games · Signature build	+1.0 pp	47

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 40.0% of games from position 6 and 9.52% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.05% n=331

Seat 2

23.54% n=342

Seat 3

25.61% n=285

Seat 4

20.83% n=168

Seat 5

9.52% n=21

Seat 6

40.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Myrkul, Lord of Bones wins 28.62% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.62% n=538

1 mulligan

30.18% n=169

2 mulligans

25.37% n=67

3 mulligans

12.5% n=16

4 mulligans

50.0% n=4

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

6 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Myrkul, Lord of Bones 3.64/5 on average, across 754 self-reports.

3.64 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Myrkul, Lord of Bones wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.3% of the time across 320 tracked wins.

35.3 \%

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.