Commander

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave

Global commander stats {B} {G} All Golgari commanders
Win Rate 29%
514 Wins
1241 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Skullbriar, the Walking Grave is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,758 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (5141241) at an Elo of 1,374, ranking #4408 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.74 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 1758 recorded Playgroup games (514 wins, 1241 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?
658 decks list Skullbriar, the Walking Grave as their commander on Playgroup, of which 357 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4408
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1374
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 7
Average kills per game 0.74
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 658
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 357
No. games played with this commander 1758
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 1549 Koryh 43 22
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Skullbriar, the Walking Grave wins, 69.74% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
69.74%
Combat
18.44%
Alternative
4.32%
Non Combat Damage
3.46%
Poison
2.02%
Combo
1.15%
Mill
0.86%
Avg win turn 8.3 based on 529 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.

+3.3 pp
Top card: Invigorating Surge
# Card Lift
1
Invigorating Surge
Invigorating Surge 129 games
+3.3 pp
2
Daring Fiendbonder
Daring Fiendbonder 137 games
+2.4 pp
3
Rancor
Rancor 104 games
+2.1 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 19.92% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.68% n=518
2
Seat 2
28.57% n=483
3
Seat 3
23.35% n=394
4
Seat 4
19.92% n=261
5
Seat 5
26.09% n=23
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Skullbriar, the Walking Grave wins 28.83% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.83% n=895
1
1 mulligan
32.77% n=235
2
2 mulligans
23.08% n=91
3
3 mulligans
35.0% n=20
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 1193 self-reports.

3.57 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Skullbriar, the Walking Grave wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.4% of the time across 531 tracked wins.

64.4 \%
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.

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