Commander

Valgavoth, Terror Eater

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

148 Wins

357 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Valgavoth, Terror Eater is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 506 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (148–357) at an Elo of 1,477, ranking #3564 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Valgavoth, Terror Eater's win rate?

Valgavoth, Terror Eater has a 29% win rate across 506 recorded Playgroup games (148 wins, 357 losses).

How long do winning games with Valgavoth, Terror Eater take?

Wins with Valgavoth, Terror Eater take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Valgavoth, Terror Eater?

207 decks list Valgavoth, Terror Eater as their commander on Playgroup, of which 126 have played at least one recorded game.

Valgavoth, Terror Eater Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3564

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1477

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 9

Average poison counters given per game 8

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 207

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 126

No. games played with this commander 506

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1548	Landyn	5	2	40 %
2	1502	BadData45	4	2	50 %
3	1501	Milky_Cook	2	1	50 %
4	1500	alicoz	1	0	0 %
5	1490	Rondiii	10	2	20 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Valgavoth, Terror Eater wins, 39.64% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

39.64%

Non Combat Damage

32.43%

Commander Damage

12.61%

Alternative

8.11%

Combo

5.41%

Mill

1.8%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 152 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Valgavoth, Terror Eater wins 33.99% of games from position 2 and 18.42% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.1% n=162

Seat 2

33.99% n=153

Seat 3

24.77% n=109

Seat 4

18.42% n=76

Seat 5

22.22% n=9

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Valgavoth, Terror Eater wins 30.89% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.89% n=259

1 mulligan

22.11% n=95

2 mulligans

12.12% n=33

3 mulligans

33.33% n=12

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Valgavoth, Terror Eater 3.6/5 on average, across 403 self-reports.

3.6 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Valgavoth, Terror Eater wins, opponents flag the game as salty 77.6% of the time across 152 tracked wins.

77.6 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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