Commander

Karlov of the Ghost Council

Global commander stats {W} {B} All Orzhov commanders
Win Rate 37%
578 Wins
971 Losses
Overview

Summary

Karlov of the Ghost Council is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,552 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (578971) at an Elo of 1,671, ranking #135 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.72 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 1552 recorded Playgroup games (578 wins, 971 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: 8 months.
How many decks use Karlov of the Ghost Council?
522 decks list Karlov of the Ghost Council as their commander on Playgroup, of which 305 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
135
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1671
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 28 minutes
No. decks for this commander 522
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 305
No. games played with this commander 1552
Total hours played 8 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
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3 1556 Gask 2 2
4 1551 Randomly37 24 9
5 1548 Thalioden 16 7
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Karlov of the Ghost Council wins, 39.28% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
39.28%
Combat
28.43%
Non Combat Damage
17.35%
Alternative
9.4%
Combo
5.54%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 588 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Karlov of the Ghost Council

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

+8.2 pp
Top card: Pristine Talisman

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?

Karlov of the Ghost Council wins 45.15% of games from position 1 and 13.51% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
45.15% n=474
2
Seat 2
42.15% n=484
3
Seat 3
29.46% n=353
4
Seat 4
24.38% n=201
5
Seat 5
13.51% n=37
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karlov of the Ghost Council wins 37.66% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.66% n=794
1
1 mulligan
36.12% n=227
2
2 mulligans
46.88% n=64
3
3 mulligans
18.75% n=16
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=4
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Karlov of the Ghost Council 3.73/5 on average, across 1017 self-reports.

3.73 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Karlov of the Ghost Council wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.0% of the time across 591 tracked wins.

64.0 \%
Head to head

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
72.0%
Zimone, Mystery Unraveler commander art
60.0%
Ellivere of the Wild Court commander art
58.33%
Vihaan, Goldwaker commander art
55.0%
Fynn, the Fangbearer commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups

Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 12 games
8.33%
Tom Bombadil commander art
Tom Bombadil 10 games
10.0%
Jodah, the Unifier commander art
10.0%