Commander

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 28%
2109 Wins
5215 Losses
Overview

Summary

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 7,412 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (2109–5215) at an Elo of 1,601, ranking #537 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 151401 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver's win rate?
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver has a 28% win rate across 7412 recorded Playgroup games (2109 wins, 5215 losses).
How long do winning games with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver take?
Wins with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver?
2,802 decks list Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,514 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
537
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1601
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 151401
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.6
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 2802
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1514
No. games played with this commander 7412
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1736 Lei 107 55
2 1661 Wertos 206 73
3 1583 Paddimir 5 3
4 1582 Vovaaa 10 5
5 1578 Nimbus 8 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver wins, 46.66% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
46.66%
Non Combat Damage
26.46%
Combo
19.13%
Alternative
4.48%
Mill
2.06%
Commander Damage
1.21%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 2156 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver

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

+5.0 pp
Top card: Vizier of the Scorpion
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Reliquary Tower
Reliquary Tower 308 games
+0.9 pp
12
Warren Soultrader
Warren Soultrader 541 games
+0.8 pp
13
Morbid Opportunist
Morbid Opportunist 67 games · Signature build
+0.7 pp
14
Swan Song
Swan Song 146 games
+0.7 pp
15
Reanimate
Reanimate 301 games
+0.5 pp

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?

Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver wins 33.9% of games from position 1 and 18.18% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.9% n=2183
2
Seat 2
29.2% n=2200
3
Seat 3
24.72% n=1677
4
Seat 4
21.95% n=1025
5
Seat 5
20.0% n=165
6
Seat 6
18.18% n=22
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver wins 28.49% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.49% n=3356
1
1 mulligan
29.32% n=1180
2
2 mulligans
28.4% n=419
3
3 mulligans
21.36% n=103
4
4 mulligans
41.18% n=17
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver 3.67/5 on average, across 4907 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver wins, opponents flag the game as salty 37.3% of the time across 2165 tracked wins.

37.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Belbe, Corrupted Observer commander art
63.64%
Daretti, Scrap Savant commander art
61.54%
Varragoth, Bloodsky Sire commander art
60.0%
Zegana, Utopian Speaker commander art
58.62%
Mondrak, Glory Dominus commander art
58.33%

Top 5 worst matchups