Commander

Balthor the Defiled

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 50%
85 Wins
82 Losses
Overview

Summary

Balthor the Defiled is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 167 recorded Playgroup games, winning 50% of them (8582) at an Elo of 1,733, ranking #24 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 1.06 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 50% win rate across 167 recorded Playgroup games (85 wins, 82 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?
55 decks list Balthor the Defiled as their commander on Playgroup, of which 32 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
24
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1733
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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 1.06
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 55
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 32
No. games played with this commander 167
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1601 Lütti 20 11
2 1501 MiniBob8 3 1
3 1498 mrgame1357 5 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Balthor the Defiled wins, 50.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.0%
Non Combat Damage
33.82%
Combo
13.24%
Alternative
2.94%
Avg win turn 9.1 based on 88 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Balthor the Defiled wins 56.52% of games from position 4 and 44.83% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
53.33% n=60
2
Seat 2
50.0% n=56
3
Seat 3
44.83% n=29
4
Seat 4
56.52% n=23
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balthor the Defiled wins 52.13% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
52.13% n=94
1
1 mulligan
47.06% n=17
2
2 mulligans
50.0% n=4
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=1
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Balthor the Defiled 4.15/5 on average, across 127 self-reports.

4.15 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Balthor the Defiled wins, opponents flag the game as salty 79.5% of the time across 88 tracked wins.

79.5 \%
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

Niko, Light of Hope commander art
50.0%
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups

Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire commander art
45.45%
Niko, Light of Hope commander art
50.0%