Balthor the Defiled

Global Commander Stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 51%
83 Wins
77 Losses
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Summary

Balthor the Defiled is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 160 recorded Playgroup games, winning 51% of them (8377) at an Elo of 1,827, ranking #2 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 160 recorded Playgroup games (83 wins, 77 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?
52 decks list Balthor the Defiled as their commander on Playgroup, of which 32 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
2
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1827

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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 52
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 32
No. games played with this commander 160
Total hours played 2 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1601 Lütti 20 11
2 1509 mrgame1357 4 1
3 1501 MiniBob8 3 1

How does this commander win?

When Balthor the Defiled wins, 51.52% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
51.52%
Non Combat Damage
33.33%
Combo
12.12%
Alternative
3.03%
Avg win turn 9.1 based on 86 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Balthor the Defiled wins 56.52% of games from position 4 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
56.52% n=23

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Balthor the Defiled wins 51.61% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
51.61% n=93
1
1 mulligan
47.06% n=17
2
2 mulligans
50.0% n=4

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Balthor the Defiled 4.19/5 on average, across 120 self-reports.

4.19 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Balthor the Defiled wins, opponents flag the game as salty 79.1% of the time across 86 tracked wins.

79.1 \%

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%