Commander

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders Featured in Duskmourn: House of Horror
Win Rate 29%
4141 Wins
9971 Losses
Overview

Summary

Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 14,190 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (41419971) at an Elo of 1,588, ranking #665 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 11812 damage dealt and 0.73 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 29% win rate across 14190 recorded Playgroup games (4141 wins, 9971 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: 6 months.
How many decks use Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls?
3,485 decks list Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,342 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
665
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1588
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 11812
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.73
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 3485
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2342
No. games played with this commander 14190
Total hours played 6 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1683 NoBody 22 15
2 1680 Tearnan 17 8
3 1639 OPKekz 50 13
4 1620 Morbiss 12 8
5 1619 Walker 10 6
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls wins, 52.64% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
52.64%
Combat
34.04%
Commander Damage
8.87%
Alternative
2.56%
Combo
1.53%
Mill
0.27%
Poison
0.1%
Avg win turn 9.3 based on 4292 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.

+2.4 pp
Top card: Red Elemental Blast
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Blackcleave Cliffs
Blackcleave Cliffs 1,517 games
+0.6 pp
12
Feed the Swarm
Feed the Swarm 1,594 games
+0.6 pp
13
Gleeful Arsonist
Gleeful Arsonist 1,654 games
+0.5 pp
14
Blood Pact
Blood Pact 1,015 games
+0.5 pp
15
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs 1,793 games
+0.5 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 35.22% of games from position 1 and 12.77% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.22% n=4229
2
Seat 2
31.42% n=4134
3
Seat 3
25.63% n=3508
4
Seat 4
21.87% n=2346
5
Seat 5
18.53% n=394
6
Seat 6
12.77% n=47
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls wins 30.59% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.59% n=7152
1
1 mulligan
27.74% n=2064
2
2 mulligans
25.48% n=624
3
3 mulligans
24.49% n=147
4
4 mulligans
30.23% n=43
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=6
6
6 mulligans
100.0% n=1
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 10201 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Valgavoth, Harrower of Souls wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.2% of the time across 4308 tracked wins.

70.2 \%
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
61.76%
Toph, Hardheaded Teacher commander art
58.33%
Tasha, the Witch Queen commander art
56.25%
Grolnok, the Omnivore commander art
55.0%
Nalia de'Arnise commander art
Nalia de'Arnise 24 games
54.17%

Top 5 worst matchups