Commander

Lorehold, the Historian

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 32%
199 Wins
403 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Lorehold, the Historian is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 605 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (199403) at an Elo of 1,550, ranking #1135 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Lorehold, the Historian's win rate?
Lorehold, the Historian has a 32% win rate across 605 recorded Playgroup games (199 wins, 403 losses).
How long do winning games with Lorehold, the Historian take?
Wins with Lorehold, the Historian take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.
How many decks use Lorehold, the Historian?
274 decks list Lorehold, the Historian as their commander on Playgroup, of which 192 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1135
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1550
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 274
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 192
No. games played with this commander 605
Total hours played 6 days
Community

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Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lorehold, the Historian wins, 49.06% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
49.06%
Non Combat Damage
20.13%
Alternative
19.5%
Commander Damage
8.81%
Combo
1.89%
Mill
0.63%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 199 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Lorehold, the Historian

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

+1.2 pp
Top card: Creative Technique
# Card Lift
1
Creative Technique
Creative Technique 72 games
+1.2 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?

Lorehold, the Historian wins 36.59% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.59% n=164
2
Seat 2
36.02% n=161
3
Seat 3
31.65% n=139
4
Seat 4
29.03% n=93
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=12
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Lorehold, the Historian wins 39.43% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
39.43% n=194
1
1 mulligan
30.83% n=120
2
2 mulligans
26.67% n=60
3
3 mulligans
21.43% n=14
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Lorehold, the Historian 3.75/5 on average, across 418 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lorehold, the Historian wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.7% of the time across 198 tracked wins.

71.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 16 games
56.25%
Blech, Loafing Pest commander art
53.33%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 14 games
50.0%
Fire Lord Azula commander art
Fire Lord Azula 10 games
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Felothar the Steadfast commander art
0.0%
Leonardo, the Balance commander art
10.0%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
15.38%
Witherbloom, the Balancer commander art
21.43%
Quandrix, the Proof commander art
23.08%