Malik, Grim Manipulator

Global Commander Stats

46 Wins

81 Losses

Summary

Malik, Grim Manipulator is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 127 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (46–81) at an Elo of 1,744, ranking #17 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.85 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 May 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Malik, Grim Manipulator's win rate? ▾

Malik, Grim Manipulator has a 36% win rate across 127 recorded Playgroup games (46 wins, 81 losses).

How long do winning games with Malik, Grim Manipulator take? ▾

Wins with Malik, Grim Manipulator take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.

How many decks use Malik, Grim Manipulator? ▾

91 decks list Malik, Grim Manipulator as their commander on Playgroup, of which 37 have played at least one recorded game.

Malik, Grim Manipulator Magic: The Gathering commander card art

Global Rank

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1744

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 10

Average kills per game 0.85

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 91

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 37

No. games played with this commander 127

Total hours played 2 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
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How does this commander win?

When Malik, Grim Manipulator wins, 47.22% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

47.22%

Combat

38.89%

Combo

8.33%

Commander Damage

2.78%

Alternative

2.78%

Avg win turn 10.0 based on 45 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Malik, Grim Manipulator wins 52.94% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

52.94% n=34

Seat 2

30.56% n=36

Seat 3

42.86% n=28

Seat 4

14.81% n=27

Seat 5

0.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Malik, Grim Manipulator wins 41.51% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

41.51% n=53

1 mulligan

42.86% n=21

2 mulligans

57.14% n=7

3 mulligans

0.0% n=3

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Malik, Grim Manipulator 3.84/5 on average, across 103 self-reports.

3.84 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Malik, Grim Manipulator wins, opponents flag the game as salty 78.3% of the time across 46 tracked wins.

78.3 \%

Best and worst matchups

Not enough head-to-head data yet for Malik, Grim Manipulator. Each opposing commander needs at least ten tracked games before it shows up here.