Commander

Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Global commander stats {C} All Colorless commanders
Win Rate 35%
826 Wins
1493 Losses
Overview

Summary

Kozilek, the Great Distortion is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,339 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (826–1493) at an Elo of 1,580, ranking #784 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 11 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Kozilek, the Great Distortion's win rate?
Kozilek, the Great Distortion has a 35% win rate across 2339 recorded Playgroup games (826 wins, 1493 losses).
How long do winning games with Kozilek, the Great Distortion take?
Wins with Kozilek, the Great Distortion take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 23 days.
How many decks use Kozilek, the Great Distortion?
690 decks list Kozilek, the Great Distortion as their commander on Playgroup, of which 353 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
784
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1580
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 11
Average commander damage per game 13
Average poison counters given per game 7
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 690
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 353
No. games played with this commander 2339
Total hours played 23 days
Community

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4 1633 brewdog88 8 6
5 1597 Krevin 10 5
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Kozilek, the Great Distortion wins, 60.36% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
60.36%
Commander Damage
19.52%
Alternative
7.24%
Non Combat Damage
4.43%
Combo
4.23%
Poison
3.02%
Mill
1.21%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 838 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Kozilek, the Great Distortion decks that leave them out.

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Top card: Urza's Workshop

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?

Kozilek, the Great Distortion wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 24.4% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.62% n=623
2
Seat 2
36.88% n=606
3
Seat 3
32.17% n=471
4
Seat 4
24.4% n=291
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=52
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kozilek, the Great Distortion wins 35.39% after 0 mulligans and 28.57% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.39% n=1003
1
1 mulligan
36.02% n=322
2
2 mulligans
36.21% n=116
3
3 mulligans
35.29% n=34
4
4 mulligans
28.57% n=14
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Kozilek, the Great Distortion 3.74/5 on average, across 1338 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Kozilek, the Great Distortion wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.7% of the time across 840 tracked wins.

33.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Kozilek, the Great Distortion. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Marchesa, the Black Rose commander art
66.67%
Saruman, the White Hand commander art
60.0%
Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar commander art
54.55%
Neera, Wild Mage commander art
Neera, Wild Mage 11 games
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups