Commander

Shanna, Purifying Blade

Global commander stats

All Bant commanders

121 Wins

275 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Shanna, Purifying Blade is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 397 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (121–275) at an Elo of 1,610, ranking #451 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Shanna, Purifying Blade's win rate?

Shanna, Purifying Blade has a 30% win rate across 397 recorded Playgroup games (121 wins, 275 losses).

How long do winning games with Shanna, Purifying Blade take?

Wins with Shanna, Purifying Blade take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Shanna, Purifying Blade?

141 decks list Shanna, Purifying Blade as their commander on Playgroup, of which 86 have played at least one recorded game.

Shanna, Purifying Blade Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

451

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1610

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.58

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 141

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 86

No. games played with this commander 397

Total hours played 5 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1487	Wobbllob	1	0	0 %
2	1468	Xekith9	19	4	21 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Shanna, Purifying Blade wins, 53.33% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

53.33%

Alternative

18.33%

Non Combat Damage

11.67%

Combo

10.0%

Commander Damage

5.0%

Mill

1.67%

Avg win turn 10.2 based on 124 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Shanna, Purifying Blade wins 39.34% of games from position 4 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.35% n=102

Seat 2

32.0% n=100

Seat 3

22.32% n=112

Seat 4

39.34% n=61

Seat 5

20.0% n=5

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Shanna, Purifying Blade wins 31.0% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.0% n=200

1 mulligan

22.58% n=62

2 mulligans

25.0% n=16

3 mulligans

33.33% n=3

4 mulligans

100.0% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Shanna, Purifying Blade 3.91/5 on average, across 256 self-reports.

3.91 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Shanna, Purifying Blade wins, opponents flag the game as salty 52.4% of the time across 124 tracked wins.

52.4 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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