Karlov of the Ghost Council

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 37%
512 Wins
862 Losses

Summary

Karlov of the Ghost Council is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,374 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (512862) at an Elo of 1,561, ranking #901 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Karlov of the Ghost Council's win rate?

Karlov of the Ghost Council has a 37% win rate across 1374 recorded Playgroup games (512 wins, 862 losses).

How long do winning games with Karlov of the Ghost Council take?

Wins with Karlov of the Ghost Council take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Karlov of the Ghost Council?

439 decks list Karlov of the Ghost Council as their commander on Playgroup, of which 258 have played at least one recorded game.

Karlov of the Ghost Council Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
901
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1561

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Commander Popularity Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.73
Average turn length 1 minute
No. decks for this commander 439
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 258
No. games played with this commander 1374
Total hours played 6 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1648 cl3v3rtr3vor 9 7
2 1558 Eric 6 4
3 1556 Gask 2 2
4 1555 Goombill 2 2
5 1543 Thalioden 16 7

How does this commander win?

When Karlov of the Ghost Council wins, 40.83% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
40.83%
Combat
27.22%
Non Combat Damage
18.06%
Alternative
8.89%
Combo
5.0%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 522 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Karlov of the Ghost Council wins 43.94% of games from position 1 and 14.71% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.94% n=421
2
Seat 2
42.75% n=414
3
Seat 3
30.25% n=314
4
Seat 4
25.95% n=185
5
Seat 5
14.71% n=34
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=8

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karlov of the Ghost Council wins 37.48% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.48% n=731
1
1 mulligan
38.5% n=187
2
2 mulligans
46.0% n=50
3
3 mulligans
8.33% n=12
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Karlov of the Ghost Council 3.72/5 on average, across 887 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Karlov of the Ghost Council wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.6% of the time across 525 tracked wins.

60.6 \%

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Dihada, Binder of Wills commander art
73.47%
Fynn, the Fangbearer commander art
60.0%
Winota, Joiner of Forces commander art
60.0%
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler commander art
60.0%
Betor, Kin to All commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups

Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 11 games
9.09%
Arabella, Abandoned Doll commander art
9.09%
Jodah, the Unifier commander art
10.53%
Baylen, the Haymaker commander art
13.33%