Commander

Karador, Ghost Chieftain

Global commander stats

All Abzan commanders

598 Wins

1207 Losses

Overview

Summary

Karador, Ghost Chieftain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,809 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (598–1207) at an Elo of 1,624, ranking #405 globally.

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

Last full refresh 11 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Karador, Ghost Chieftain's win rate?

Karador, Ghost Chieftain has a 33% win rate across 1809 recorded Playgroup games (598 wins, 1207 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?

566 decks list Karador, Ghost Chieftain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 320 have played at least one recorded game.

Karador, Ghost Chieftain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

405

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1624

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 566

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 320

No. games played with this commander 1809

Total hours played 20 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1699	mystrandrsn	14	11	79 %
2	1626	Braedon Ross	31	18	58 %
3	1552	CampsterJ	26	8	31 %
4	1545	Michael	23	8	35 %
5	1536	OGFreeWilly	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, 43.33% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.33%

Combo

30.89%

Non Combat Damage

15.78%

Alternative

4.44%

Mill

3.56%

Commander Damage

1.33%

Poison

0.67%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 600 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.

+11.8 pp

Top card: Undergrowth Stadium

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Undergrowth Stadium 91 games	+11.8 pp	91
2	Hermit Druid 87 games	+9.9 pp	87
3	Sakura-Tribe Elder 218 games	+9.3 pp	218
4	Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite Signature build 57 games · Signature build	+9.1 pp	57
5	Eerie Ultimatum 170 games	+5.0 pp	170
6	Deathcap Glade Signature build 49 games · Signature build	+2.4 pp	49
7	Eternal Witness 196 games	+2.4 pp	196
8	Godless Shrine 101 games	+1.2 pp	101
9	Overgrown Tomb 98 games	+1.2 pp	98
10	Sun Titan 210 games	+1.2 pp	210

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Temple Garden 83 games	+0.9 pp	83
12	Perpetual Timepiece 90 games	+0.9 pp	90
13	Wood Elves Signature build 104 games · Signature build	+0.7 pp	104
14	Solemn Simulacrum 115 games	+0.3 pp	115
15	Windswept Heath 94 games	+0.3 pp	94

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

39.58% n=571

Seat 2

36.33% n=545

Seat 3

26.6% n=406

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 34.45% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.45% n=868

1 mulligan

36.87% n=217

2 mulligans

32.97% n=91

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 3.74/5 on average, across 986 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 30.7% of the time across 609 tracked wins.

30.7 \%

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.