Pharika, God of Affliction

Global Commander Stats

All Golgari commanders

27 Wins

145 Losses

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Summary

Pharika, God of Affliction is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 172 recorded Playgroup games, winning 15% of them (27–145) at an Elo of 1,282, ranking #4409 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.35 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Pharika, God of Affliction's win rate?

Pharika, God of Affliction has a 15% win rate across 172 recorded Playgroup games (27 wins, 145 losses).

How long do winning games with Pharika, God of Affliction take?

Wins with Pharika, God of Affliction take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.

How many decks use Pharika, God of Affliction?

74 decks list Pharika, God of Affliction as their commander on Playgroup, of which 37 have played at least one recorded game.

Pharika, God of Affliction Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

4409

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1282

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.35

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 74

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 37

No. games played with this commander 172

Total hours played 2 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1516	KohFacestealer	3	1	33 %

How does this commander win?

When Pharika, God of Affliction wins, 88.24% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

88.24%

Non Combat Damage

11.76%

Avg win turn 8.2 based on 28 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Pharika, God of Affliction wins 23.33% of games from position 4 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

11.9% n=42

Seat 2

11.63% n=43

Seat 3

14.29% n=49

Seat 4

23.33% n=30

Seat 5

18.18% n=11

Seat 6

0.0% n=5

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Pharika, God of Affliction wins 17.39% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

17.39% n=115

1 mulligan

15.79% n=19

2 mulligans

20.0% n=5

3 mulligans

0.0% n=4

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Pharika, God of Affliction 4.03/5 on average, across 119 self-reports.

4.03 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Pharika, God of Affliction wins, opponents flag the game as salty 42.9% of the time across 28 tracked wins.

42.9 \%

Best and worst matchups

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