Baral and Kari Zev

Global Commander Stats

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81 Wins

159 Losses

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Summary

Baral and Kari Zev is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 240 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (81–159) at an Elo of 1,549, ranking #1121 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.55 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Baral and Kari Zev's win rate?

Baral and Kari Zev has a 33% win rate across 240 recorded Playgroup games (81 wins, 159 losses).

How long do winning games with Baral and Kari Zev take?

Wins with Baral and Kari Zev take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.

How many decks use Baral and Kari Zev?

50 decks list Baral and Kari Zev as their commander on Playgroup, of which 34 have played at least one recorded game.

Baral and Kari Zev Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1121

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1549

Global Elo Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 2

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.55

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 50

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 34

No. games played with this commander 240

Total hours played 3 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1514	Blemski	2	1	50 %
2	1501	Zwack	4	2	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Baral and Kari Zev wins, 65.31% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

65.31%

Non Combat Damage

32.65%

Poison

2.04%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 86 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Baral and Kari Zev wins 41.79% of games from position 1 and 23.53% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.79% n=67

Seat 2

34.15% n=82

Seat 3

23.53% n=51

Seat 4

34.62% n=26

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Baral and Kari Zev wins 38.54% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

38.54% n=96

1 mulligan

21.95% n=41

2 mulligans

29.41% n=17

3 mulligans

0.0% n=5

4 mulligans

50.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Baral and Kari Zev 3.83/5 on average, across 175 self-reports.

3.83 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Baral and Kari Zev wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.3% of the time across 86 tracked wins.

73.3 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Baral and Kari Zev. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.