Commander

Karumonix, the Rat King

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

217 Wins

816 Losses

Overview

Summary

Karumonix, the Rat King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,039 recorded Playgroup games, winning 20% of them (217–816) at an Elo of 1,525, ranking #1531 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.41 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 11 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Karumonix, the Rat King's win rate?

Karumonix, the Rat King has a 20% win rate across 1039 recorded Playgroup games (217 wins, 816 losses).

How long do winning games with Karumonix, the Rat King take?

Wins with Karumonix, the Rat King take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 12 days.

How many decks use Karumonix, the Rat King?

496 decks list Karumonix, the Rat King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 258 have played at least one recorded game.

Karumonix, the Rat King Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1531

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1525

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.41

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 496

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 258

No. games played with this commander 1039

Total hours played 12 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1544	bratboy	2	2	100 %
2	1530	Tony	7	4	67 %
3	1524	Dolphindude	3	1	50 %
4	1522	Styx1012	2	1	50 %
5	1522	streckbtp	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Karumonix, the Rat King wins, 45.95% of wins come via poison across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Poison

45.95%

Combat

39.86%

Alternative

6.08%

Non Combat Damage

5.41%

Combo

2.03%

Commander Damage

0.68%

Avg win turn 8.7 based on 223 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Karumonix, the Rat King wins 40.0% of games from position 6 and 8.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

28.92% n=325

Seat 2

20.45% n=313

Seat 3

13.86% n=202

Seat 4

14.29% n=126

Seat 5

8.0% n=25

Seat 6

40.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karumonix, the Rat King wins 20.73% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

20.73% n=492

1 mulligan

15.79% n=114

2 mulligans

12.5% n=24

3 mulligans

27.27% n=11

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Karumonix, the Rat King 3.3/5 on average, across 741 self-reports.

3.3 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karumonix, the Rat King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 74.4% of the time across 223 tracked wins.

74.4 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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