Commander

Karumonix, the Rat King

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

237 Wins

886 Losses

Overview

Summary

Karumonix, the Rat King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,145 recorded Playgroup games, winning 20% of them (237–886) at an Elo of 1,393, ranking #4979 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.4 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Oct 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 1145 recorded Playgroup games (237 wins, 886 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: 14 days.

How many decks use Karumonix, the Rat King?

537 decks list Karumonix, the Rat King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 297 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

4979

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1393

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 0.4

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 537

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 297

No. games played with this commander 1145

Total hours played 14 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1544	streckbtp	7	5	71 %
2	1544	bratboy	2	2	100 %
3	1530	Tony	7	4	67 %
4	1524	Dolphindude	3	1	50 %
5	1522	Styx1012	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Karumonix, the Rat King wins, 46.63% of wins come via poison across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Poison

46.63%

Combat

38.04%

Alternative

6.75%

Non Combat Damage

4.91%

Combo

1.84%

Commander Damage

1.23%

Mill

0.61%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 243 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Karumonix, the Rat King wins 40.0% of games from position 6 and 7.69% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

27.79% n=367

Seat 2

20.52% n=346

Seat 3

13.57% n=221

Seat 4

15.11% n=139

Seat 5

7.69% n=26

Seat 6

40.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karumonix, the Rat King wins 19.62% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

19.62% n=525

1 mulligan

16.54% n=127

2 mulligans

8.33% n=36

3 mulligans

25.0% n=12

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 3.32/5 on average, across 795 self-reports.

3.32 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karumonix, the Rat King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.8% of the time across 243 tracked wins.

35.8 \%

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.