Karlov of the Ghost Council

Global Commander Stats

All Orzhov commanders

542 Wins

918 Losses

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Summary

Karlov of the Ghost Council is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,461 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (542–918) at an Elo of 1,569, ranking #841 globally.

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

Last full refresh 13 Jul 2026

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 1461 recorded Playgroup games (542 wins, 918 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: 7 days.

How many decks use Karlov of the Ghost Council?

466 decks list Karlov of the Ghost Council as their commander on Playgroup, of which 277 have played at least one recorded game.

Karlov of the Ghost Council Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

841

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1569

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

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 466

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 277

No. games played with this commander 1461

Total hours played 7 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1648	cl3v3rtr3vor	9	7	78 %
2	1558	Eric	6	4	67 %
3	1556	Gask	2	2	100 %
4	1555	Goombill	2	2	100 %
5	1543	Thalioden	16	7	44 %

How does this commander win?

When Karlov of the Ghost Council wins, 40.51% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

40.51%

Combat

28.46%

Non Combat Damage

16.92%

Alternative

8.97%

Combo

5.13%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 552 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Karlov of the Ghost Council wins 44.2% of games from position 1 and 13.89% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

44.2% n=448

Seat 2

41.87% n=449

Seat 3

30.63% n=333

Seat 4

24.74% n=190

Seat 5

13.89% n=36

Seat 6

25.0% n=8

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Karlov of the Ghost Council wins 37.29% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.29% n=759

1 mulligan

37.62% n=210

2 mulligans

43.4% n=53

3 mulligans

20.0% n=15

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

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 964 self-reports.

3.72 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Karlov of the Ghost Council wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.9% of the time across 555 tracked wins.

62.9 \%

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.