Commander

Balthor the Defiled

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

Summary

Balthor the Defiled is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 191 recorded Playgroup games, winning 50% of them (96–91) at an Elo of 1,765, ranking #7 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 10277 damage dealt and 1.03 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 191 recorded Playgroup games (96 wins, 91 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?
61 decks list Balthor the Defiled as their commander on Playgroup, of which 39 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
7
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1765
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 10277
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 11
Average kills per game 1.03
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 61
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 39
No. games played with this commander 191
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1601 Lütti 20 11
2 1555 Tyler 10 5
3 1512 Leonel Marquez 1 1
4 1501 MiniBob8 3 1
5 1500 Jean yann Chambord 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Balthor the Defiled wins, 46.75% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
46.75%
Non Combat Damage
33.77%
Combo
15.58%
Alternative
2.6%
Mill
1.3%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 99 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Balthor the Defiled wins 54.17% of games from position 4 and 40.0% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
51.43% n=70
2
Seat 2
53.97% n=63
3
Seat 3
40.0% n=35
4
Seat 4
54.17% n=24
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balthor the Defiled wins 51.02% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
51.02% n=98
1
1 mulligan
43.48% n=23
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 4.08/5 on average, across 144 self-reports.

4.08 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Balthor the Defiled wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.3% of the time across 99 tracked wins.

34.3 \%
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

Niko, Light of Hope commander art
54.55%
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups

Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire commander art
45.45%
Niko, Light of Hope commander art
54.55%