Commander

Ekthi, Contaminator Priest

Global commander stats

All White commanders

51 Wins

129 Losses

Overview

Summary

Ekthi, Contaminator Priest is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 210 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (51–129) at an Elo of 1,508, ranking #1900 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.39 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 14 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ekthi, Contaminator Priest's win rate?

Ekthi, Contaminator Priest has a 24% win rate across 210 recorded Playgroup games (51 wins, 129 losses).

How long do winning games with Ekthi, Contaminator Priest take?

Wins with Ekthi, Contaminator Priest take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 14 days.

How many decks use Ekthi, Contaminator Priest?

143 decks list Ekthi, Contaminator Priest as their commander on Playgroup, of which 103 have played at least one recorded game.

Ekthi, Contaminator Priest Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1900

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1508

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.39

Average turn length 12 minutes

No. decks for this commander 143

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 103

No. games played with this commander 210

Total hours played 14 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1596	BiscuitStick	7	4	57 %
2	1556	tangalala	2	2	100 %
3	1546	paolo rossi	2	2	100 %
4	1538	MoneyMicah	4	2	50 %
5	1535	BiscuitStick	1	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ekthi, Contaminator Priest wins, 70.73% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

70.73%

Combo

7.32%

Commander Damage

7.32%

Poison

4.88%

Alternative

4.88%

Mill

2.44%

Non Combat Damage

2.44%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 57 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Ekthi, Contaminator Priest

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Ekthi, Contaminator Priest decks that leave them out.

+4.6 pp

Top card: Danitha Capashen, Paragon

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Danitha Capashen, Paragon 73 games	+4.6 pp	73
2	Archaeomancer's Map 34 games	+3.7 pp	34
3	Enduring Innocence 57 games	+2.6 pp	57
4	Adagia, Windswept Bastion 48 games	+1.6 pp	48
5	Reliquary Tower 42 games	+0.8 pp	42

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?

Ekthi, Contaminator Priest wins 35.51% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.51% n=69

Seat 2

20.29% n=69

Seat 3

27.17% n=46

Seat 4

32.0% n=25

Seat 5

0.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ekthi, Contaminator Priest wins 23.94% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

23.94% n=71

1 mulligan

23.44% n=32

2 mulligans

0.0% n=14

3 mulligans

100.0% n=1

4 mulligans

16.67% n=3

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ekthi, Contaminator Priest 3.63/5 on average, across 103 self-reports.

3.63 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ekthi, Contaminator Priest wins, opponents flag the game as salty 17.2% of the time across 58 tracked wins.

17.2 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Not enough head-to-head data yet for Ekthi, Contaminator Priest. Each opposing commander needs at least ten tracked games before it shows up here.