Commander

Zirda, the Dawnwaker

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 34%
142 Wins
256 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zirda, the Dawnwaker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 410 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (142–256) at an Elo of 1,606, ranking #504 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 1707064 damage dealt and 0.64 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 34% win rate across 410 recorded Playgroup games (142 wins, 256 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?
151 decks list Zirda, the Dawnwaker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 80 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
504
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1606
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1707064
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 151
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 80
No. games played with this commander 410
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 1525 remig 4 2
5 1525 sswe 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins, 33.65% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
33.65%
Combo
29.81%
Combat
20.19%
Commander Damage
12.5%
Alternative
3.85%
Avg win turn 6.9 based on 138 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.

+0.3 pp
Top card: Enlightened Tutor
# Card Lift
1
Enlightened Tutor
Enlightened Tutor 53 games · Signature build
+0.3 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 45.53% of games from position 1 and 24.51% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
45.53% n=123
2
Seat 2
33.06% n=124
3
Seat 3
26.74% n=86
4
Seat 4
24.51% n=51
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins 37.99% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.99% n=154
1
1 mulligan
34.09% n=66
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 220 self-reports.

3.47 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 57.1% of the time across 140 tracked wins.

57.1 \%
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%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy commander art
43.1%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh commander art
42.0%
Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 16 games
40.63%

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%
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain commander art
28.95%
Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
30.77%