Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Global Commander Stats

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919 Wins

1913 Losses

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Summary

Kotis, the Fangkeeper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,839 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (919–1913) at an Elo of 1,606, ranking #490 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kotis, the Fangkeeper's win rate?

Kotis, the Fangkeeper has a 32% win rate across 2839 recorded Playgroup games (919 wins, 1913 losses).

How long do winning games with Kotis, the Fangkeeper take?

Wins with Kotis, the Fangkeeper take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.

How many decks use Kotis, the Fangkeeper?

858 decks list Kotis, the Fangkeeper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 615 have played at least one recorded game.

Kotis, the Fangkeeper Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

490

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1606

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.69

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 858

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 615

No. games played with this commander 2839

Total hours played about 2 months

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1592	Tenshi	15	8	53 %
2	1589	Chef Mutant	4	3	75 %
3	1578	MarkusRising	9	4	44 %
4	1545	Chris	13	4	31 %
5	1544	Stinky Fingers	4	2	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins, 44.16% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

44.16%

Combat

40.85%

Non Combat Damage

7.89%

Alternative

3.63%

Combo

1.89%

Poison

1.1%

Mill

0.47%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 932 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins 40.75% of games from position 1 and 17.31% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.75% n=822

Seat 2

32.79% n=857

Seat 3

26.62% n=680

Seat 4

25.22% n=452

Seat 5

17.31% n=52

Seat 6

33.33% n=6

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins 34.84% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.84% n=772

1 mulligan

28.91% n=512

2 mulligans

25.33% n=150

3 mulligans

38.46% n=39

4 mulligans

22.22% n=9

5 mulligans

0.0% n=4

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kotis, the Fangkeeper 3.72/5 on average, across 1962 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.2% of the time across 931 tracked wins.

66.2 \%

Best and worst matchups

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