Commander

Valgavoth, Terror Eater

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

177 Wins

406 Losses

Overview

Summary

Valgavoth, Terror Eater is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 588 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (177–406) at an Elo of 1,570, ranking #839 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 6 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Valgavoth, Terror Eater's win rate?

Valgavoth, Terror Eater has a 30% win rate across 588 recorded Playgroup games (177 wins, 406 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: 7 days.

How many decks use Valgavoth, Terror Eater?

230 decks list Valgavoth, Terror Eater as their commander on Playgroup, of which 143 have played at least one recorded game.

Valgavoth, Terror Eater Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

839

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1570

Trend

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 6

Average kills per game 0.63

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 231

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 143

No. games played with this commander 588

Total hours played 7 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1601	JP	27	11	41 %
2	1548	Landyn	5	2	40 %
3	1515	Sherman	3	1	33 %
4	1512	Adoom	4	2	50 %
5	1500	alicoz	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Valgavoth, Terror Eater wins, 41.6% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

41.6%

Non Combat Damage

29.6%

Commander Damage

12.8%

Alternative

8.0%

Combo

5.6%

Mill

1.6%

Poison

0.8%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 180 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Valgavoth, Terror Eater wins 35.64% of games from position 2 and 20.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.98% n=191

Seat 2

35.64% n=181

Seat 3

23.66% n=131

Seat 4

21.59% n=88

Seat 5

20.0% n=10

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Valgavoth, Terror Eater wins 31.87% after 0 mulligans and 30.77% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.87% n=273

1 mulligan

22.02% n=109

2 mulligans

15.38% n=39

3 mulligans

30.77% n=13

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 431 self-reports.

3.6 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Valgavoth, Terror Eater wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.1% of the time across 181 tracked wins.

75.1 \%

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.