Commander

Karador, Ghost Chieftain

Global commander stats

All Abzan commanders

588 Wins

1189 Losses

Overview

Summary

Karador, Ghost Chieftain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,782 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (588–1189) at an Elo of 1,653, ranking #217 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 28 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Karador, Ghost Chieftain's win rate?

Karador, Ghost Chieftain has a 32% win rate across 1782 recorded Playgroup games (588 wins, 1189 losses).

How long do winning games with Karador, Ghost Chieftain take?

Wins with Karador, Ghost Chieftain take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 20 days.

How many decks use Karador, Ghost Chieftain?

557 decks list Karador, Ghost Chieftain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 318 have played at least one recorded game.

Karador, Ghost Chieftain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

217

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1653

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.58

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 557

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 318

No. games played with this commander 1782

Total hours played 20 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1678	mystrandrsn	13	10	77 %
2	1626	Braedon Ross	31	18	58 %
3	1557	Michael	22	8	36 %
4	1552	CampsterJ	26	8	31 %
5	1536	OGFreeWilly	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, 43.12% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.12%

Combo

30.7%

Non Combat Damage

16.03%

Alternative

4.51%

Mill

3.61%

Commander Damage

1.35%

Poison

0.68%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 590 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Karador, Ghost Chieftain

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

+10.3 pp

Top card: Undergrowth Stadium

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Undergrowth Stadium 89 games	+10.3 pp	89
2	Hermit Druid 85 games	+8.4 pp	85
3	Sakura-Tribe Elder 214 games	+7.9 pp	214
4	Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Signature build 54 games · Signature build	+7.8 pp	54
5	Eerie Ultimatum 166 games	+5.1 pp	166
6	Eternal Witness 193 games	+2.3 pp	193
7	Deathcap Glade Signature build 48 games · Signature build	+1.3 pp	48
8	Sun Titan 206 games	+1.2 pp	206
9	Solemn Simulacrum 113 games	+0.6 pp	113
10	Temple Garden 82 games	+0.3 pp	82

Show 4 more (ranks 11-14)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Godless Shrine 98 games	+0.3 pp	98
12	Overgrown Tomb 95 games	+0.3 pp	95
13	Thalia and The Gitrog Monster 101 games	+0.3 pp	101
14	Spore Frog 166 games	+0.2 pp	166

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?

Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins 40.0% of games from position 6 and 20.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.71% n=559

Seat 2

35.82% n=536

Seat 3

26.93% n=401

Seat 4

22.44% n=205

Seat 5

20.0% n=15

Seat 6

40.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins 34.49% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.49% n=867

1 mulligan

36.97% n=211

2 mulligans

32.58% n=89

3 mulligans

17.65% n=17

4 mulligans

0.0% n=6

5 mulligans

50.0% n=2

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Karador, Ghost Chieftain 3.73/5 on average, across 975 self-reports.

3.73 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.1% of the time across 599 tracked wins.

31.1 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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