Commander

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 29%
542 Wins
1310 Losses
Overview

Summary

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,862 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (5421310) at an Elo of 1,535, ranking #1351 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.72 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Skullbriar, the Walking Grave's win rate?
Skullbriar, the Walking Grave has a 29% win rate across 1862 recorded Playgroup games (542 wins, 1310 losses).
How long do winning games with Skullbriar, the Walking Grave take?
Wins with Skullbriar, the Walking Grave take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Skullbriar, the Walking Grave?
712 decks list Skullbriar, the Walking Grave as their commander on Playgroup, of which 383 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1351
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1535
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 712
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 383
No. games played with this commander 1862
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1639 Thomas 11 8
2 1636 niCEFACTORY 11 8
3 1616 ari 24 12
4 1578 GUST 31 9
5 1567 creepyfridge 7 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Skullbriar, the Walking Grave wins, 70.0% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
70.0%
Combat
18.92%
Alternative
4.32%
Non Combat Damage
2.97%
Poison
1.89%
Combo
1.08%
Mill
0.81%
Avg win turn 8.3 based on 556 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Skullbriar, the Walking Grave

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Skullbriar, the Walking Grave decks that leave them out.

+5.3 pp
Top card: Rancor
# Card Lift
1
Rancor
Rancor 116 games
+5.3 pp
2
Scavenged Brawler
Scavenged Brawler 106 games
+2.2 pp
3
Invigorating Surge
Invigorating Surge 156 games
+1.0 pp
4
Gift of the Viper
Gift of the Viper 137 games
+0.7 pp

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?

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 19.56% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.47% n=558
2
Seat 2
28.68% n=523
3
Seat 3
23.08% n=416
4
Seat 4
19.56% n=271
5
Seat 5
22.22% n=27
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Skullbriar, the Walking Grave wins 28.95% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.95% n=931
1
1 mulligan
33.07% n=251
2
2 mulligans
22.11% n=95
3
3 mulligans
33.33% n=21
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=6
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Skullbriar, the Walking Grave 3.57/5 on average, across 1250 self-reports.

3.57 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Skullbriar, the Walking Grave wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.7% of the time across 559 tracked wins.

65.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Top 5 worst matchups

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