Commander

Karador, Ghost Chieftain

Global commander stats

All Abzan commanders

564 Wins

1111 Losses

Overview

Summary

Karador, Ghost Chieftain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,676 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (564–1111) at an Elo of 1,523, ranking #1589 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 4 Sep 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 1676 recorded Playgroup games (564 wins, 1111 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: 19 days.

How many decks use Karador, Ghost Chieftain?

552 decks list Karador, Ghost Chieftain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 306 have played at least one recorded game.

Karador, Ghost Chieftain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1589

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1523

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 0.6

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 552

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 306

No. games played with this commander 1676

Total hours played 19 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1659	mystrandrsn	11	8	73 %
2	1626	Braedon Ross	31	18	58 %
3	1571	Michael	21	8	38 %
4	1552	CampsterJ	27	8	31 %
5	1536	OGFreeWilly	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, 43.29% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

43.29%

Combo

30.12%

Non Combat Damage

16.24%

Alternative

4.71%

Mill

3.53%

Commander Damage

1.41%

Poison

0.71%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 568 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.

+11.4 pp

Top card: Undergrowth Stadium

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Undergrowth Stadium 71 games	+11.4 pp	71
2	Sakura-Tribe Elder 175 games	+6.1 pp	175
3	Eerie Ultimatum 140 games	+5.8 pp	140
4	Hermit Druid 78 games	+4.7 pp	78
5	Sol Ring 133 games	+3.9 pp	133
6	Thalia and The Gitrog Monster 79 games	+1.5 pp	79
7	Perpetual Timepiece Signature build 61 games · Signature build	+1.3 pp	61
8	Ashnod's Altar Signature build 58 games · Signature build	+0.1 pp	58

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 40.41% of games from position 1 and 21.43% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.41% n=537

Seat 2

36.83% n=505

Seat 3

26.95% n=371

Seat 4

22.51% n=191

Seat 5

21.43% n=14

Seat 6

40.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins 35.1% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.1% n=849

1 mulligan

37.7% n=191

2 mulligans

32.14% n=84

3 mulligans

18.75% n=16

4 mulligans

0.0% n=5

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 928 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 53.4% of the time across 575 tracked wins.

53.4 \%

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.