Commander

Lorehold, the Historian

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 33%
241 Wins
468 Losses
Overview

Summary

Lorehold, the Historian is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 715 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (241468) at an Elo of 1,620, ranking #400 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.62 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 33% win rate across 715 recorded Playgroup games (241 wins, 468 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: 7 days.
How many decks use Lorehold, the Historian?
304 decks list Lorehold, the Historian as their commander on Playgroup, of which 215 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
400
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1620
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 304
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 215
No. games played with this commander 715
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

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5 1543 Xayzay123 11 7
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lorehold, the Historian wins, 48.92% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
48.92%
Non Combat Damage
20.43%
Alternative
18.82%
Commander Damage
8.6%
Combo
2.69%
Mill
0.54%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 239 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.

+2.8 pp
Top card: Brass's Bounty
# Card Lift
1
Brass's Bounty
Brass's Bounty 106 games
+2.8 pp
2
Approach of the Second Sun
Approach of the Second Sun 100 games
+2.5 pp
3
Loran's Escape
Loran's Escape 35 games
+1.8 pp
4
Land Tax
Land Tax 35 games
+1.6 pp
5
Furycalm Snarl
Furycalm Snarl 84 games
+0.7 pp
6
Victory Chimes
Victory Chimes 95 games
+0.1 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 37.56% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.04% n=213
2
Seat 2
37.56% n=213
3
Seat 3
31.21% n=173
4
Seat 4
30.39% n=102
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 38.31% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.31% n=231
1
1 mulligan
32.64% n=144
2
2 mulligans
28.57% n=70
3
3 mulligans
23.53% n=17
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
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 487 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lorehold, the Historian wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.9% of the time across 241 tracked wins.

73.9 \%
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%
High Perfect Morcant commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups