Commander

Teysa Karlov

Global commander stats {W} {B} All Orzhov commanders
Win Rate 38%
2084 Wins
3286 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Teysa Karlov is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,373 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (20843286) at an Elo of 1,643, ranking #234 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.82 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Teysa Karlov's win rate?
Teysa Karlov has a 38% win rate across 5373 recorded Playgroup games (2084 wins, 3286 losses).
How long do winning games with Teysa Karlov take?
Wins with Teysa Karlov take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.
How many decks use Teysa Karlov?
1,802 decks list Teysa Karlov as their commander on Playgroup, of which 963 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
234
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1643
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.82
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1802
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 963
No. games played with this commander 5373
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1672 86JAKE86 26 12
2 1657 Gabriel 11 7
3 1652 Nergale 15 8
4 1644 TRoberts1001 8 7
5 1636 Moreirahmix 15 8
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Teysa Karlov wins, 58.99% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
58.99%
Combat
19.28%
Combo
16.21%
Alternative
4.16%
Commander Damage
0.75%
Mill
0.54%
Poison
0.07%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 2122 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Teysa Karlov

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

+7.6 pp
Top card: Elenda, the Dusk Rose
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Afterlife Insurance
Afterlife Insurance 168 games
+1.7 pp
12
Ministrant of Obligation
Ministrant of Obligation 329 games
+1.5 pp
13
Bastion of Remembrance
Bastion of Remembrance 633 games
+1.1 pp
14
Pitiless Plunderer
Pitiless Plunderer 615 games
+0.6 pp
15
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares 484 games
+0.5 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?

Teysa Karlov wins 44.72% of games from position 1 and 25.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.72% n=1545
2
Seat 2
38.08% n=1594
3
Seat 3
37.42% n=1184
4
Seat 4
31.13% n=758
5
Seat 5
31.15% n=122
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Teysa Karlov wins 40.57% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
40.57% n=2435
1
1 mulligan
38.22% n=832
2
2 mulligans
38.26% n=298
3
3 mulligans
34.52% n=84
4
4 mulligans
23.08% n=13
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Teysa Karlov 3.69/5 on average, across 3573 self-reports.

3.69 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Teysa Karlov wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.6% of the time across 2126 tracked wins.

65.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

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Top 5 worst matchups