Commander

Baral and Kari Zev

Global commander stats

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82 Wins

159 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Baral and Kari Zev is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 241 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (82–159) at an Elo of 1,569, ranking #862 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Baral and Kari Zev's win rate?

Baral and Kari Zev has a 34% win rate across 241 recorded Playgroup games (82 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?

51 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

862

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1569

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 2

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.56

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 51

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

No. games played with this commander 241

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1514	Blemski	2	1	50 %
2	1501	Zwack	4	2	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Baral and Kari Zev wins, 64.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

64.0%

Non Combat Damage

34.0%

Poison

2.0%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 87 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Baral and Kari Zev wins 41.79% of games from position 1 and 25.0% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.79% n=67

Seat 2

34.15% n=82

Seat 3

25.0% n=52

Seat 4

34.62% n=26

Opening hands

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

33.33% n=18

3 mulligans

0.0% n=5

4 mulligans

50.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Baral and Kari Zev 3.84/5 on average, across 176 self-reports.

3.84 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Baral and Kari Zev wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.6% of the time across 87 tracked wins.

73.6 \%

Head to head

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.