Commander

Chulane, Teller of Tales

Global commander stats

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685 Wins

1160 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Chulane, Teller of Tales is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,846 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (685–1160) at an Elo of 1,649, ranking #214 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 423401 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Chulane, Teller of Tales's win rate?

Chulane, Teller of Tales has a 37% win rate across 1846 recorded Playgroup games (685 wins, 1160 losses).

How long do winning games with Chulane, Teller of Tales take?

Wins with Chulane, Teller of Tales take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 19 days.

How many decks use Chulane, Teller of Tales?

661 decks list Chulane, Teller of Tales as their commander on Playgroup, of which 319 have played at least one recorded game.

Chulane, Teller of Tales Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

214

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1649

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 423401

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.56

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 661

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 319

No. games played with this commander 1846

Total hours played 19 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1714	Reylaw	22	12	55 %
2	1640	Skullblade	25	19	76 %
3	1620	Tudor	45	20	45 %
4	1543	Mycah Reid	9	4	44 %
5	1541	TheFinalBos	1	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Chulane, Teller of Tales wins, 55.89% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

55.89%

Alternative

24.67%

Combo

11.96%

Non Combat Damage

4.11%

Commander Damage

2.43%

Mill

0.75%

Poison

0.19%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 702 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Chulane, Teller of Tales wins 46.39% of games from position 1 and 17.95% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

46.39% n=595

Seat 2

38.43% n=575

Seat 3

31.59% n=402

Seat 4

25.12% n=207

Seat 5

17.95% n=39

Seat 6

42.86% n=14

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Chulane, Teller of Tales wins 36.53% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.53% n=865

1 mulligan

44.16% n=274

2 mulligans

28.71% n=101

3 mulligans

39.47% n=38

4 mulligans

60.0% n=10

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

6 mulligans

100.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Chulane, Teller of Tales 3.71/5 on average, across 1203 self-reports.

3.71 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Chulane, Teller of Tales wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.7% of the time across 705 tracked wins.

64.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Chulane, Teller of Tales. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.