Grismold, the Dreadsower

Global Commander Stats

All Golgari commanders

173 Wins

463 Losses

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Summary

Grismold, the Dreadsower is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 636 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (173–463) at an Elo of 1,489, ranking #3179 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.79 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 18 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Grismold, the Dreadsower's win rate?

Grismold, the Dreadsower has a 27% win rate across 636 recorded Playgroup games (173 wins, 463 losses).

How long do winning games with Grismold, the Dreadsower take?

Wins with Grismold, the Dreadsower take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Grismold, the Dreadsower?

192 decks list Grismold, the Dreadsower as their commander on Playgroup, of which 127 have played at least one recorded game.

Grismold, the Dreadsower Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3179

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1489

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 17

Average poison counters given per game 10

Average kills per game 0.79

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 192

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 127

No. games played with this commander 636

Total hours played 7 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1582	Temaal	4	3	75 %
2	1524	Praxiss	1	1	100 %

How does this commander win?

When Grismold, the Dreadsower wins, 49.57% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

49.57%

Combat

24.35%

Non Combat Damage

17.39%

Alternative

5.22%

Combo

3.48%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 184 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Grismold, the Dreadsower wins 37.43% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.43% n=179

Seat 2

26.51% n=166

Seat 3

22.64% n=159

Seat 4

18.1% n=105

Seat 5

0.0% n=9

Seat 6

25.0% n=4

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Grismold, the Dreadsower wins 27.18% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

27.18% n=287

1 mulligan

28.13% n=96

2 mulligans

29.17% n=24

3 mulligans

33.33% n=9

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

50.0% n=2

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Grismold, the Dreadsower 3.59/5 on average, across 415 self-reports.

3.59 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Grismold, the Dreadsower wins, opponents flag the game as salty 59.0% of the time across 183 tracked wins.

59.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Grismold, the Dreadsower. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.