Commander

Kotis, the Fangkeeper

Global commander stats {B} {G} {U} All Sultai commanders
Win Rate 32%
935 Wins
1949 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Kotis, the Fangkeeper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,894 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (9351949) at an Elo of 1,511, ranking #1768 globally.

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

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kotis, the Fangkeeper's win rate?
Kotis, the Fangkeeper has a 32% win rate across 2894 recorded Playgroup games (935 wins, 1949 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?
894 decks list Kotis, the Fangkeeper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 631 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1768
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1511
Trend

Global Elo trend

Loading...
Trend

Commander popularity trend

Loading...
Averages

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 894
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 631
No. games played with this commander 2894
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1592 Tenshi 15 8
2 1589 Chef Mutant 4 3
3 1578 MarkusRising 9 4
4 1571 bhooterz 4 2
5 1545 Chris 13 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins, 43.96% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
43.96%
Combat
41.02%
Non Combat Damage
7.74%
Alternative
3.87%
Combo
1.86%
Poison
1.08%
Mill
0.46%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 950 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.

+13.1 pp
Top card: Ancient Cellarspawn
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Aether Tunnel
Aether Tunnel 166 games
+4.9 pp
12
Birds of Paradise
Birds of Paradise 100 games
+4.3 pp
13
Strong Back
Strong Back 129 games
+4.2 pp
14
Bojuka Bog
Bojuka Bog 106 games
+3.9 pp
15
Morphic Pool
Morphic Pool 63 games
+3.7 pp

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 40.46% of games from position 1 and 16.98% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.46% n=833
2
Seat 2
32.6% n=865
3
Seat 3
26.55% n=693
4
Seat 4
25.05% n=455
5
Seat 5
16.98% n=53
6
Seat 6
33.33% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins 35.01% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.01% n=794
1
1 mulligan
28.52% n=526
2
2 mulligans
25.49% n=153
3
3 mulligans
38.46% n=39
4
4 mulligans
22.22% n=9
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=4
Player reports

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 2001 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
🧂

Opponent salt

When Kotis, the Fangkeeper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.5% of the time across 948 tracked wins.

66.5 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

Top 5 worst matchups