Kozilek, the Great Distortion

Global Commander Stats

746 Wins

1361 Losses

Summary

Kozilek, the Great Distortion is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,107 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (746–1361) at an Elo of 1,585, ranking #639 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Jun 2026

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 2107 recorded Playgroup games (746 wins, 1361 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: 19 days.

How many decks use Kozilek, the Great Distortion?

624 decks list Kozilek, the Great Distortion as their commander on Playgroup, of which 320 have played at least one recorded game.

Kozilek, the Great Distortion Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

639

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1585

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 13

Average poison counters given per game 7

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 624

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 320

No. games played with this commander 2107

Total hours played 19 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1722	Loremaster	17	14	82 %
2	1702	Cajiks	219	115	54 %
3	1598	Krevin	10	5	50 %
4	1586	maxbiatch	15	9	60 %
5	1569	TRS_Red	2	2	100 %

How does this commander win?

When Kozilek, the Great Distortion wins, 60.26% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

60.26%

Commander Damage

20.09%

Alternative

6.99%

Combo

4.37%

Non Combat Damage

4.15%

Poison

3.06%

Mill

1.09%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 761 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Kozilek, the Great Distortion wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 21.74% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

42.65% n=565

Seat 2

37.4% n=524

Seat 3

32.22% n=419

Seat 4

24.32% n=259

Seat 5

21.74% n=46

Seat 6

50.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Kozilek, the Great Distortion wins 35.05% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.05% n=933

1 mulligan

36.1% n=277

2 mulligans

38.46% n=104

3 mulligans

33.33% n=30

4 mulligans

33.33% n=12

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 1244 self-reports.

3.74 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Kozilek, the Great Distortion wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.6% of the time across 761 tracked wins.

60.6 \%

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.