Commander

Lorehold, the Historian

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 34%
180 Wins
343 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Lorehold, the Historian is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 526 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (180343) at an Elo of 1,575, ranking #754 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.64 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 34% win rate across 526 recorded Playgroup games (180 wins, 343 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?
233 decks list Lorehold, the Historian as their commander on Playgroup, of which 176 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
754
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1575
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 233
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 176
No. games played with this commander 526
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1556 Seeroid 1 1
2 1540 ElvisPickle 1 1
3 1517 Jooosh 6 2
4 1512 Benjamin Andreo 2 1
5 1510 Murigen, Grave Mason 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lorehold, the Historian wins, 47.18% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
47.18%
Alternative
20.42%
Non Combat Damage
20.42%
Commander Damage
9.15%
Combo
2.11%
Mill
0.7%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 178 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.

+5.0 pp
Top card: Victory Chimes
# Card Lift
1
Victory Chimes
Victory Chimes 62 games
+5.0 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 39.55% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
37.58% n=149
2
Seat 2
39.55% n=134
3
Seat 3
33.6% n=125
4
Seat 4
26.83% n=82
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=11
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Lorehold, the Historian wins 41.57% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
41.57% n=172
1
1 mulligan
29.36% n=109
2
2 mulligans
27.45% n=51
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=12
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 3.78/5 on average, across 358 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lorehold, the Historian wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.8% of the time across 178 tracked wins.

70.8 \%
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%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 13 games
53.85%
Blech, Loafing Pest commander art
53.33%
Silverquill, the Disputant commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups

Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
10.0%
Killian, Decisive Mentor commander art
18.18%
Witherbloom, the Balancer commander art
22.73%
Quandrix, the Proof commander art
23.08%