Commander

Karlov of the Ghost Council

Global commander stats {W} {B} All Orzhov commanders
Win Rate 36%
598 Wins
1007 Losses
Overview

Summary

Karlov of the Ghost Council is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,628 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (5981007) at an Elo of 1,599, ranking #533 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.71 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 36% win rate across 1628 recorded Playgroup games (598 wins, 1007 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?
533 decks list Karlov of the Ghost Council as their commander on Playgroup, of which 318 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
533
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1599
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 966474
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.71
Average turn length 27 minutes
No. decks for this commander 533
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 318
No. games played with this commander 1628
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 1555 Thsman900 14 4
5 1551 Randomly37 24 9
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Karlov of the Ghost Council wins, 39.25% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
39.25%
Combat
28.27%
Non Combat Damage
17.29%
Alternative
9.58%
Combo
5.61%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 608 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.

+6.5 pp
Top card: Pristine Talisman
# Card Lift
1
Pristine Talisman
Pristine Talisman 108 games
+6.5 pp
2
Orzhov Basilica
Orzhov Basilica 86 games
+3.2 pp
3
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots 127 games
+2.7 pp
4
Blind Obedience
Blind Obedience 134 games
+1.9 pp
5
Voice of the Blessed
Voice of the Blessed 123 games
+0.6 pp
6
Lurrus of the Dream-Den
Lurrus of the Dream-Den 88 games
+0.4 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?

Karlov of the Ghost Council wins 44.5% of games from position 1 and 12.82% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.5% n=500
2
Seat 2
42.32% n=508
3
Seat 3
28.73% n=362
4
Seat 4
24.15% n=207
5
Seat 5
12.82% n=39
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karlov of the Ghost Council wins 37.47% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.47% n=814
1
1 mulligan
35.74% n=235
2
2 mulligans
45.59% n=68
3
3 mulligans
18.42% n=19
4
4 mulligans
16.67% n=6
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 1048 self-reports.

3.73 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Karlov of the Ghost Council wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.8% of the time across 611 tracked wins.

64.8 \%
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%
Ellivere of the Wild Court commander art
58.33%
Vihaan, Goldwaker commander art
55.0%
Fynn, the Fangbearer commander art
54.55%
Zimone and Dina commander art
Zimone and Dina 13 games
53.85%

Top 5 worst matchups

Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 12 games
8.33%
Jodah, the Unifier commander art
10.0%
Niv-Mizzet, Parun commander art
10.0%