Commander

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 32%
469 Wins
990 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,465 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (469990) at an Elo of 1,565, ranking #932 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker's win rate?
Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker has a 32% win rate across 1465 recorded Playgroup games (469 wins, 990 losses).
How long do winning games with Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker take?
Wins with Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 15 days.
How many decks use Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker?
544 decks list Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 307 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
932
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1565
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.71
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 544
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 307
No. games played with this commander 1465
Total hours played 15 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1559 Hoppernicus 4 2
2 1547 Julian (Fidecaro) 13 5
3 1524 Jean Fischer 1 1
4 1524 doblexx 1 1
5 1524 Tetelestai 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker wins, 72.16% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
72.16%
Combat
14.77%
Combo
6.25%
Alternative
4.83%
Commander Damage
1.42%
Mill
0.57%
Avg win turn 9.3 based on 480 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker

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

+4.7 pp
Top card: Tattered Mummy
# Card Lift
1
Tattered Mummy
Tattered Mummy 92 games
+4.7 pp
2
Novice Occultist
Novice Occultist 82 games
+2.3 pp
3
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
Sling-Gang Lieutenant 116 games
+0.5 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?

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker wins 42.48% of games from position 1 and 11.54% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.48% n=412
2
Seat 2
35.81% n=430
3
Seat 3
26.52% n=362
4
Seat 4
17.84% n=213
5
Seat 5
11.54% n=26
6
Seat 6
25.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker wins 36.31% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.31% n=789
1
1 mulligan
30.43% n=207
2
2 mulligans
26.76% n=71
3
3 mulligans
31.58% n=19
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker 3.6/5 on average, across 1100 self-reports.

3.6 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.8% of the time across 480 tracked wins.

75.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Top 5 worst matchups

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