Commander

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

147 Wins

334 Losses

Overview

Summary

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 484 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (147–334) at an Elo of 1,603, ranking #553 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 11 Nov 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 30% win rate across 484 recorded Playgroup games (147 wins, 334 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?

191 decks list Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm as their commander on Playgroup, of which 101 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

553

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1603

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

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 0.64

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 191

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 101

No. games played with this commander 484

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	1526	Mitsu	1	1	100 %
4	1524	The Dust	2	2	100 %
5	1516	Kody Combs	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm wins, 40.2% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

40.2%

Non Combat Damage

38.24%

Combo

15.69%

Alternative

3.92%

Commander Damage

0.98%

Poison

0.98%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 151 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm wins 60.0% of games from position 5 and 22.5% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.09% n=132

Seat 2

31.6% n=125

Seat 3

29.93% n=137

Seat 4

22.5% n=80

Seat 5

60.0% n=10

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm wins 27.91% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

27.91% n=215

1 mulligan

24.53% n=106

2 mulligans

41.94% n=31

3 mulligans

62.5% n=8

4 mulligans

16.67% n=3

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 3.73/5 on average, across 328 self-reports.

3.73 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Grist, Voracious Larva // Grist, the Plague Swarm wins, opponents flag the game as salty 28.9% of the time across 152 tracked wins.

28.9 \%

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.