Commander

Balthor the Defiled

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 51%
84 Wins
78 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Balthor the Defiled is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 162 recorded Playgroup games, winning 51% of them (8478) at an Elo of 1,818, ranking #3 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 1.09 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Balthor the Defiled's win rate?
Balthor the Defiled has a 51% win rate across 162 recorded Playgroup games (84 wins, 78 losses).
How long do winning games with Balthor the Defiled take?
Wins with Balthor the Defiled take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use Balthor the Defiled?
53 decks list Balthor the Defiled as their commander on Playgroup, of which 32 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1818
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 11
Average kills per game 1.09
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 53
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 32
No. games played with this commander 162
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1601 Lütti 20 11
2 1509 mrgame1357 4 1
3 1501 MiniBob8 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Balthor the Defiled wins, 50.75% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.75%
Non Combat Damage
32.84%
Combo
13.43%
Alternative
2.99%
Avg win turn 9.1 based on 87 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Balthor the Defiled wins 54.39% of games from position 1 and 48.15% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
54.39% n=57
2
Seat 2
50.0% n=54
3
Seat 3
48.15% n=27
4
Seat 4
54.17% n=24
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balthor the Defiled wins 52.13% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
52.13% n=94
1
1 mulligan
47.06% n=17
2
2 mulligans
50.0% n=4
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Balthor the Defiled 4.18/5 on average, across 122 self-reports.

4.18 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Balthor the Defiled wins, opponents flag the game as salty 79.3% of the time across 87 tracked wins.

79.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups

Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire commander art
45.45%