Commander

Kenrith, the Returned King

Global commander stats

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1865 Wins

3954 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Kenrith, the Returned King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,838 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (1865–3954) at an Elo of 1,453, ranking #4108 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 662362 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kenrith, the Returned King's win rate?

Kenrith, the Returned King has a 31% win rate across 5838 recorded Playgroup games (1865 wins, 3954 losses).

How long do winning games with Kenrith, the Returned King take?

Wins with Kenrith, the Returned King take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 months.

How many decks use Kenrith, the Returned King?

2,064 decks list Kenrith, the Returned King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,136 have played at least one recorded game.

Kenrith, the Returned King Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4108

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1453

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 662362

Average commander damage per game 454

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.54

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 2064

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1136

No. games played with this commander 5838

Total hours played 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1690	DaddyBurns	10	8	80 %
2	1682	RotBear	23	13	62 %
3	1662	Garrett Skolaski	36	17	47 %
4	1611	Steve Garate	5	4	80 %
5	1595	DeadLok3119	13	7	58 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kenrith, the Returned King wins, 41.86% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

41.86%

Alternative

20.03%

Combo

16.13%

Non Combat Damage

12.39%

Commander Damage

6.0%

Mill

2.88%

Poison

0.7%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 1906 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Kenrith, the Returned King

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Kenrith, the Returned King decks that leave them out.

+7.1 pp

Top card: Gluntch, the Bestower

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Gluntch, the Bestower Signature build 102 games · Signature build	+7.1 pp	102
2	Vault of Champions Signature build 56 games · Signature build	+6.8 pp	56
3	Sandsteppe Citadel Signature build 87 games · Signature build	+6.7 pp	87
4	Deflecting Swat 61 games	+5.5 pp	61
5	Cyclonic Rift 68 games	+4.8 pp	68
6	Entomb Signature build 50 games · Signature build	+4.2 pp	50
7	Agatha of the Vile Cauldron 235 games	+4.2 pp	235
8	Demonic Tutor 139 games	+4.2 pp	139
9	Emiel the Blessed Signature build 74 games · Signature build	+4.0 pp	74
10	Training Grounds 189 games	+3.0 pp	189

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Force of Will Signature build 60 games · Signature build	+2.6 pp	60
12	Biomancer's Familiar 202 games	+2.1 pp	202
13	The World Tree 166 games	+2.0 pp	166
14	Arcane Signet 459 games	+1.8 pp	459
15	Loran of the Third Path 99 games	+1.8 pp	99

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?

Kenrith, the Returned King wins 40.5% of games from position 1 and 23.08% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.5% n=1573

Seat 2

34.3% n=1490

Seat 3

28.1% n=1274

Seat 4

24.29% n=840

Seat 5

23.08% n=143

Seat 6

26.32% n=19

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kenrith, the Returned King wins 32.82% after 0 mulligans and 60.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.82% n=2706

1 mulligan

31.71% n=771

2 mulligans

30.8% n=263

3 mulligans

25.74% n=101

4 mulligans

22.73% n=22

5 mulligans

60.0% n=5

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kenrith, the Returned King 3.71/5 on average, across 3531 self-reports.

3.71 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kenrith, the Returned King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 59.1% of the time across 1910 tracked wins.

59.1 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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