Commander

Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Global commander stats

All Sultai commanders

1129 Wins

2382 Losses

Overview

Summary

Kotis, the Fangkeeper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,572 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (1129–2382) at an Elo of 1,587, ranking #707 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kotis, the Fangkeeper's win rate?

Kotis, the Fangkeeper has a 31% win rate across 3572 recorded Playgroup games (1129 wins, 2382 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: 2 months.

How many decks use Kotis, the Fangkeeper?

1,117 decks list Kotis, the Fangkeeper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 790 have played at least one recorded game.

Kotis, the Fangkeeper Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

707

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1587

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 465119

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1117

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 790

No. games played with this commander 3572

Total hours played 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1589	Chef Mutant	4	3	75 %
2	1585	Bchandler8784	4	4	100 %
3	1580	brdlyh	4	3	75 %
4	1564	MarkusRising	10	4	40 %
5	1561	Caker	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins, 45.45% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

45.45%

Combat

38.41%

Non Combat Damage

7.94%

Alternative

4.1%

Poison

1.92%

Combo

1.79%

Mill

0.38%

Avg win turn 8.7 based on 1140 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Kotis, the Fangkeeper decks that leave them out.

+13.6 pp

Top card: Rhystic Study

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Rhystic Study 169 games	+13.6 pp	169
2	Damnation 257 games	+10.0 pp	257
3	Guardian Augmenter 166 games	+9.8 pp	166
4	Fierce Guardianship 166 games	+9.3 pp	166
5	Delighted Halfling 144 games	+9.0 pp	144
6	Talisman of Curiosity 134 games	+9.0 pp	134
7	Winged Boots 209 games	+8.9 pp	209
8	Rejuvenating Springs 300 games	+8.3 pp	300
9	Ana Sanctuary Signature build 81 games · Signature build	+8.3 pp	81
10	Assassin's Trophy 244 games	+8.0 pp	244

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Undergrowth Stadium 290 games	+8.0 pp	290
12	Strong Back 289 games	+7.6 pp	289
13	Birds of Paradise 244 games	+7.6 pp	244
14	Vesuvan Duplimancy Signature build 65 games · Signature build	+6.7 pp	65
15	Cyclonic Rift 128 games	+6.2 pp	128

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?

Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins 39.25% of games from position 1 and 15.25% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.25% n=1079

Seat 2

32.76% n=1073

Seat 3

26.7% n=837

Seat 4

23.41% n=551

Seat 5

15.25% n=59

Seat 6

28.57% n=7

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins 33.85% after 0 mulligans and 8.33% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

33.85% n=960

1 mulligan

30.58% n=654

2 mulligans

24.75% n=198

3 mulligans

36.36% n=55

4 mulligans

27.27% n=11

5 mulligans

8.33% n=6

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kotis, the Fangkeeper 3.74/5 on average, across 2376 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.6% of the time across 1142 tracked wins.

35.6 \%

Head to head

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.