Commander

Pharika, God of Affliction

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

29 Wins

151 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Pharika, God of Affliction is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 180 recorded Playgroup games, winning 16% of them (29–151) at an Elo of 1,357, ranking #4636 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.37 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

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

Pharika, God of Affliction has a 16% win rate across 180 recorded Playgroup games (29 wins, 151 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?

76 decks list Pharika, God of Affliction as their commander on Playgroup, of which 38 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

4636

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1357

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.37

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 76

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 38

No. games played with this commander 180

Total hours played 2 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1516	KohFacestealer	3	1	33 %
2	1488	Koopa	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Pharika, God of Affliction wins, 84.21% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

84.21%

Non Combat Damage

15.79%

Avg win turn 8.3 based on 30 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Pharika, God of Affliction wins 24.24% of games from position 4 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

11.63% n=43

Seat 2

13.64% n=44

Seat 3

14.29% n=49

Seat 4

24.24% n=33

Seat 5

15.38% n=13

Seat 6

0.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Pharika, God of Affliction wins 18.64% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

18.64% n=118

1 mulligan

12.5% n=24

2 mulligans

20.0% n=5

3 mulligans

0.0% n=4

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Pharika, God of Affliction 4.04/5 on average, across 123 self-reports.

4.04 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Pharika, God of Affliction wins, opponents flag the game as salty 46.7% of the time across 30 tracked wins.

46.7 \%

Head to head

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.