Commander

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 31%
495 Wins
1059 Losses
Overview

Summary

Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,570 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (495–1059) at an Elo of 1,517, ranking #1744 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.7 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 31% win rate across 1570 recorded Playgroup games (495 wins, 1059 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: 16 days.
How many decks use Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker?
580 decks list Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker as their commander on Playgroup, of which 329 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1744
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1517
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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 0.7
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 581
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 330
No. games played with this commander 1570
Total hours played 16 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

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

How does this commander win?

When Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker wins, 72.83% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
72.83%
Combat
14.13%
Combo
6.25%
Alternative
4.62%
Commander Damage
1.36%
Mill
0.82%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 504 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.

+2.9 pp
Top card: Perilous Myr
# Card Lift
1
Perilous Myr
Perilous Myr 49 games · Signature build
+2.9 pp
2
Tattered Mummy
Tattered Mummy 106 games
+1.2 pp
3
Sling-Gang Lieutenant
Sling-Gang Lieutenant 127 games
+0.6 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 40.88% of games from position 1 and 11.54% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.88% n=455
2
Seat 2
34.96% n=472
3
Seat 3
26.23% n=387
4
Seat 4
17.33% n=225
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 35.19% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.19% n=817
1
1 mulligan
31.11% n=225
2
2 mulligans
27.63% n=76
3
3 mulligans
28.57% n=21
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 1164 self-reports.

3.6 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Shirei, Shizo's Caretaker wins, opponents flag the game as salty 45.3% of the time across 505 tracked wins.

45.3 \%
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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