Karador, Ghost Chieftain

Global Commander Stats

All Abzan commanders

543 Wins

1045 Losses

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Summary

Karador, Ghost Chieftain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,588 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (543–1045) at an Elo of 1,691, ranking #72 globally.

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

Last full refresh 14 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Karador, Ghost Chieftain's win rate?

Karador, Ghost Chieftain has a 34% win rate across 1588 recorded Playgroup games (543 wins, 1045 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: 18 days.

How many decks use Karador, Ghost Chieftain?

518 decks list Karador, Ghost Chieftain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 300 have played at least one recorded game.

Karador, Ghost Chieftain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1691

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

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 518

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 300

No. games played with this commander 1588

Total hours played 18 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1659	mystrandrsn	11	8	73 %
2	1626	Braedon Ross	31	18	58 %
3	1570	Michael	21	8	38 %
4	1567	CampsterJ	25	8	32 %
5	1536	OGFreeWilly	2	1	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, 42.51% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

42.51%

Combo

30.47%

Non Combat Damage

16.22%

Alternative

4.91%

Mill

3.69%

Commander Damage

1.47%

Poison

0.74%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 553 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins 40.93% of games from position 1 and 21.43% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

40.93% n=518

Seat 2

36.81% n=489

Seat 3

27.58% n=359

Seat 4

22.4% n=183

Seat 5

21.43% n=14

Seat 6

40.0% n=5

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins 35.21% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.21% n=835

1 mulligan

38.25% n=183

2 mulligans

30.67% n=75

3 mulligans

21.43% n=14

4 mulligans

0.0% n=5

5 mulligans

50.0% n=2

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Karador, Ghost Chieftain 3.75/5 on average, across 893 self-reports.

3.75 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karador, Ghost Chieftain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 53.7% of the time across 553 tracked wins.

53.7 \%

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.