Commander

General Kreat, the Boltbringer

Global commander stats

All Red commanders

100 Wins

192 Losses

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Overview

Summary

General Kreat, the Boltbringer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 292 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (100–192) at an Elo of 1,666, ranking #144 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.85 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is General Kreat, the Boltbringer's win rate?

General Kreat, the Boltbringer has a 34% win rate across 292 recorded Playgroup games (100 wins, 192 losses).

How long do winning games with General Kreat, the Boltbringer take?

Wins with General Kreat, the Boltbringer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.

How many decks use General Kreat, the Boltbringer?

114 decks list General Kreat, the Boltbringer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 72 have played at least one recorded game.

General Kreat, the Boltbringer Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

144

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1666

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.85

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 114

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 72

No. games played with this commander 292

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1557	Rebirth11	7	2	29 %
2	1529	aTastyT0ast	16	5	31 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When General Kreat, the Boltbringer wins, 50.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

50.0%

Non Combat Damage

47.56%

Combo

1.22%

Alternative

1.22%

Avg win turn 7.6 based on 105 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

General Kreat, the Boltbringer wins 43.75% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

43.75% n=96

Seat 2

33.33% n=87

Seat 3

32.35% n=68

Seat 4

17.39% n=46

Seat 5

0.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, General Kreat, the Boltbringer wins 36.11% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.11% n=144

1 mulligan

46.51% n=43

2 mulligans

41.18% n=17

3 mulligans

0.0% n=2

4 mulligans

100.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with General Kreat, the Boltbringer 3.82/5 on average, across 209 self-reports.

3.82 / 5

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Opponent salt

When General Kreat, the Boltbringer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.8% of the time across 105 tracked wins.

64.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against General Kreat, the Boltbringer. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.