Commander

Zirda, the Dawnwaker

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

Summary

Zirda, the Dawnwaker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 391 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (135–249) at an Elo of 1,455, ranking #4357 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 23 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 391 recorded Playgroup games (135 wins, 249 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?
143 decks list Zirda, the Dawnwaker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 75 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4357
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1455
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 23
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 143
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 75
No. games played with this commander 391
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1543 Simic Slave 9 5
2 1536 Manachains 1 1
3 1529 Jackel 3 1
4 1525 remig 4 2
5 1525 sswe 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins, 36.08% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
36.08%
Combo
28.87%
Combat
19.59%
Commander Damage
13.4%
Alternative
2.06%
Avg win turn 7.0 based on 135 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 45.8% of games from position 1 and 24.49% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
45.8% n=119
2
Seat 2
33.33% n=123
3
Seat 3
24.69% n=81
4
Seat 4
24.49% n=49
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins 38.16% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.16% n=152
1
1 mulligan
32.26% n=62
2
2 mulligans
17.65% n=34
3
3 mulligans
21.88% n=16
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 3.46/5 on average, across 214 self-reports.

3.46 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zirda, the Dawnwaker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 56.7% of the time across 134 tracked wins.

56.7 \%
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
43.48%
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh commander art
40.91%
Vivi Ornitier commander art
Vivi Ornitier 15 games
40.0%

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%