Commander

Karador, Ghost Chieftain

Global commander stats

All Abzan commanders

583 Wins

1188 Losses

Overview

Summary

Karador, Ghost Chieftain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,777 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (583–1188) at an Elo of 1,585, ranking #724 globally.

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

Last full refresh 21 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 1777 recorded Playgroup games (583 wins, 1188 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?

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

724

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1585

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 1777

Total hours played 19 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, 42.73% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

42.73%

Combo

30.91%

Non Combat Damage

16.14%

Alternative

4.55%

Mill

3.64%

Commander Damage

1.36%

Poison

0.68%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 585 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.

+10.1 pp

Top card: Undergrowth Stadium

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Undergrowth Stadium 89 games	+10.1 pp	89
2	Sakura-Tribe Elder 192 games	+8.5 pp	192
3	Fauna Shaman Signature build 56 games · Signature build	+7.2 pp	56
4	Hermit Druid 84 games	+7.0 pp	84
5	Eerie Ultimatum 145 games	+6.8 pp	145
6	Orzhov Basilica Signature build 57 games · Signature build	+4.8 pp	57
7	Perpetual Timepiece Signature build 67 games · Signature build	+4.1 pp	67
8	Thalia and The Gitrog Monster 79 games	+2.7 pp	79
9	Eternal Witness 171 games	+2.3 pp	171
10	Sun Titan 184 games	+1.9 pp	184

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Birthing Pod Signature build 65 games · Signature build	+1.3 pp	65
12	Spore Frog 144 games	+1.0 pp	144
13	Sol Ring 169 games	+0.9 pp	169
14	Sheoldred, Whispering One 109 games	+0.2 pp	109
15	Temple Garden 82 games	+0.0 pp	82

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

39.32% n=557

Seat 2

35.78% n=531

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

37.32% n=209

2 mulligans

31.82% n=88

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 971 self-reports.

3.73 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.3% of the time across 594 tracked wins.

31.3 \%

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.