Commander

Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 33%
143 Wins
266 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zirda, the Dawnwaker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 421 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (143–266) at an Elo of 1,567, ranking #921 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 1672596 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zirda, the Dawnwaker's win rate?
Zirda, the Dawnwaker has a 33% win rate across 421 recorded Playgroup games (143 wins, 266 losses).
How long do winning games with Zirda, the Dawnwaker take?
Wins with Zirda, the Dawnwaker take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use Zirda, the Dawnwaker?
154 decks list Zirda, the Dawnwaker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 83 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
921
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1567
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1674375
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 154
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 83
No. games played with this commander 421
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1574 Jackel 5 2
2 1543 Simic Slave 9 5
3 1536 Manachains 1 1
4 1536 rammeke mafkees 12 4
5 1525 remig 4 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins, 33.33% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
33.33%
Combo
29.52%
Combat
20.95%
Commander Damage
12.38%
Alternative
3.81%
Avg win turn 7.0 based on 139 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Zirda, the Dawnwaker

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

+6.6 pp
Top card: Underworld Breach
Show 2 more (ranks 11-12)
# Card Lift
11
Sunbaked Canyon
Sunbaked Canyon 68 games
+0.1 pp
12
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa 68 games
+0.0 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?

Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins 44.8% of games from position 1 and 23.15% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
44.8% n=125
2
Seat 2
32.56% n=129
3
Seat 3
26.14% n=88
4
Seat 4
23.15% n=54
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins 37.66% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.66% n=158
1
1 mulligan
33.09% n=68
2
2 mulligans
17.57% n=37
3
3 mulligans
26.47% n=17
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=6
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zirda, the Dawnwaker 3.47/5 on average, across 224 self-reports.

3.47 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 27.3% of the time across 143 tracked wins.

27.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Arna Kennerüd, Skycaptain commander art
66.67%
Urza, Lord High Artificer commander art
50.0%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh commander art
46.3%
Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 16 games
40.63%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy commander art
40.32%

Top 5 worst matchups

Tymna the Weaver commander art
Tymna the Weaver 22 games
13.64%
Atraxa, Grand Unifier commander art
20.0%
Tayam, Luminous Enigma commander art
27.27%