Commander

Grismold, the Dreadsower

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 26%
176 Wins
478 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Grismold, the Dreadsower is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 654 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (176478) at an Elo of 1,459, ranking #3942 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Grismold, the Dreadsower's win rate?
Grismold, the Dreadsower has a 26% win rate across 654 recorded Playgroup games (176 wins, 478 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?
197 decks list Grismold, the Dreadsower as their commander on Playgroup, of which 125 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3942
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1459
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 17
Average poison counters given per game 10
Average kills per game 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 197
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 125
No. games played with this commander 654
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1582 Temaal 4 3
2 1524 Praxiss 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Grismold, the Dreadsower wins, 48.72% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
48.72%
Combat
23.93%
Non Combat Damage
18.8%
Alternative
5.13%
Combo
3.42%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 187 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Grismold, the Dreadsower wins 36.61% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.61% n=183
2
Seat 2
26.47% n=170
3
Seat 3
22.22% n=162
4
Seat 4
19.44% n=108
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=11
6
Seat 6
20.0% n=5
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Grismold, the Dreadsower wins 26.96% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.96% n=293
1
1 mulligan
28.0% n=100
2
2 mulligans
29.17% n=24
3
3 mulligans
30.0% n=10
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
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 Grismold, the Dreadsower 3.6/5 on average, across 430 self-reports.

3.6 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Grismold, the Dreadsower wins, opponents flag the game as salty 59.1% of the time across 186 tracked wins.

59.1 \%
Head to head

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.

Top 5 best matchups

Zurgo Stormrender commander art
50.0%
Henzie "Toolbox" Torre commander art
40.0%
Grothama, All-Devouring commander art
40.0%
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin commander art
36.36%
Varina, Lich Queen commander art
35.71%

Top 5 worst matchups

Giada, Font of Hope commander art
5.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
7.14%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
10.0%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
12.5%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
14.29%