Commander

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders Featured in Duskmourn: House of Horror
Win Rate 28%
4419 Wins
10647 Losses
Overview

Summary

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 15,255 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (4419–10647) at an Elo of 1,488, ranking #3906 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 19265 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls's win rate?
Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls has a 28% win rate across 15255 recorded Playgroup games (4419 wins, 10647 losses).
How long do winning games with Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls take?
Wins with Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 months.
How many decks use Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls?
3,819 decks list Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,589 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3906
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1488
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 19265
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 3819
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2589
No. games played with this commander 15255
Total hours played 7 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1683 NoBody 22 15
2 1680 Tearnan 17 8
3 1642 WidestSet7 30 12
4 1620 Morbiss 12 8
5 1619 Walker 10 6
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls wins, 52.61% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
52.61%
Combat
34.1%
Commander Damage
8.74%
Alternative
2.61%
Combo
1.6%
Mill
0.25%
Poison
0.09%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 4564 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls decks that leave them out.

+3.9 pp
Top card: Feign Death
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence 2,374 games
+0.5 pp
12
Spinerock Knoll
Spinerock Knoll 1,491 games
+0.5 pp
13
Deadly Rollick
Deadly Rollick 426 games
+0.5 pp
14
Infernal Grasp
Infernal Grasp 1,782 games
+0.5 pp
15
Blackcleave Cliffs
Blackcleave Cliffs 1,901 games
+0.4 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls wins 35.1% of games from position 1 and 12.24% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.1% n=4554
2
Seat 2
30.97% n=4445
3
Seat 3
25.49% n=3744
4
Seat 4
21.6% n=2488
5
Seat 5
18.84% n=414
6
Seat 6
12.24% n=49
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls wins 30.43% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.43% n=7385
1
1 mulligan
27.39% n=2236
2
2 mulligans
25.0% n=676
3
3 mulligans
25.15% n=167
4
4 mulligans
29.41% n=51
5
5 mulligans
37.5% n=8
6
6 mulligans
66.67% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls 3.74/5 on average, across 10720 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls wins, opponents flag the game as salty 39.5% of the time across 4585 tracked wins.

39.5 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Karumonix, the Rat King commander art
61.11%
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher commander art
58.33%
Chulane, Teller of Tales commander art
57.14%
Tasha, the Witch Queen commander art
56.25%
Grolnok, the Omnivore commander art
55.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Myrkul, Lord of Bones commander art
0.0%
Gyruda, Doom of Depths commander art
0.0%
Aragorn, Hornburg Hero commander art
0.0%
Commander Mustard commander art
0.0%