Commander

Krenko, Mob Boss

Global commander stats

All Red commanders Featured in Goblin Storm

5195 Wins

8894 Losses

Overview

Summary

Krenko, Mob Boss is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 14,410 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (5195–8894) at an Elo of 1,596, ranking #636 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 440699 damage dealt and 0.79 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 31 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Krenko, Mob Boss's win rate?

Krenko, Mob Boss has a 36% win rate across 14410 recorded Playgroup games (5195 wins, 8894 losses).

How long do winning games with Krenko, Mob Boss take?

Wins with Krenko, Mob Boss take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.

How many decks use Krenko, Mob Boss?

4,881 decks list Krenko, Mob Boss as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,818 have played at least one recorded game.

Krenko, Mob Boss Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

636

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1596

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 440699

Average commander damage per game 3408713

Average poison counters given per game 12271339

Average kills per game 0.79

Average turn length 1 minute

No. decks for this commander 4881

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2818

No. games played with this commander 14410

Total hours played 3 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1706	Rev1k	47	24	51 %
2	1697	VanHow	30	15	50 %
3	1687	Dut	30	20	67 %
4	1663	Nathan_C_4358	33	14	42 %
5	1662	Gleeful Simulacrum	11	8	73 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Krenko, Mob Boss wins, 62.6% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

62.6%

Non Combat Damage

26.12%

Combo

6.71%

Alternative

2.4%

Commander Damage

1.6%

Mill

0.46%

Poison

0.11%

Avg win turn 7.2 based on 5405 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Krenko, Mob Boss

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

+4.8 pp

Top card: Brightstone Ritual

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Brightstone Ritual 1,598 games	+4.8 pp	1,598
2	Throne of Eldraine 251 games	+4.3 pp	251
3	Rundvelt Hordemaster 957 games	+2.8 pp	957
4	Thornbite Staff 860 games	+2.6 pp	860
5	Pashalik Mons 1,624 games	+2.5 pp	1,624
6	Howlsquad Heavy 1,123 games	+2.5 pp	1,123
7	Battle Hymn 1,191 games	+2.5 pp	1,191
8	Rising of the Day 516 games	+2.4 pp	516
9	Arena of Glory 822 games	+2.0 pp	822
10	Magewright's Stone 413 games	+1.8 pp	413

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Great Train Heist 321 games	+1.7 pp	321
12	Goblin Lackey 1,100 games	+1.5 pp	1,100
13	Seething Song 343 games	+1.5 pp	343
14	Untimely Malfunction 312 games	+1.4 pp	312
15	Goro-Goro, Disciple of Ryusei 760 games	+1.4 pp	760

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?

Krenko, Mob Boss wins 46.58% of games from position 1 and 18.15% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

46.58% n=4424

Seat 2

38.66% n=4512

Seat 3

28.32% n=3240

Seat 4

23.45% n=1968

Seat 5

18.15% n=314

Seat 6

29.41% n=34

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Krenko, Mob Boss wins 36.06% after 0 mulligans and 28.57% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.06% n=6389

1 mulligan

37.36% n=1942

2 mulligans

34.47% n=589

3 mulligans

30.14% n=146

4 mulligans

27.27% n=22

5 mulligans

16.67% n=12

6 mulligans

28.57% n=7

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Krenko, Mob Boss 3.75/5 on average, across 9397 self-reports.

3.75 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Krenko, Mob Boss wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.7% of the time across 5419 tracked wins.

35.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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