Commander

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

130 Wins

308 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 438 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (130–308) at an Elo of 1,601, ranking #514 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.66 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 2 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm's win rate?

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm has a 29% win rate across 438 recorded Playgroup games (130 wins, 308 losses).

How long do winning games with Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm take?

Wins with Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm?

162 decks list Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm as their commander on Playgroup, of which 92 have played at least one recorded game.

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

514

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1601

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Global Elo trend

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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 1

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.66

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 162

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 92

No. games played with this commander 438

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1607	whateverdever	17	9	53 %
2	1532	llopas	9	3	33 %
3	1512	Grrew	2	1	100 %
4	1512	Eladarim	1	1	100 %
5	1505	SassyPants	6	2	33 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm wins, 43.96% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.96%

Non Combat Damage

35.16%

Combo

14.29%

Alternative

4.4%

Commander Damage

1.1%

Poison

1.1%

Avg win turn 9.1 based on 131 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 23.08% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

30.51% n=118

Seat 2

30.63% n=111

Seat 3

29.51% n=122

Seat 4

23.08% n=78

Seat 5

50.0% n=8

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm wins 27.4% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

27.4% n=208

1 mulligan

22.77% n=101

2 mulligans

33.33% n=27

3 mulligans

57.14% n=7

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm 3.72/5 on average, across 302 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm wins, opponents flag the game as salty 61.8% of the time across 131 tracked wins.

61.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.