Commander

Svella, Ice Shaper

Global commander stats

All Gruul commanders

141 Wins

354 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Svella, Ice Shaper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 497 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (141–354) at an Elo of 1,539, ranking #1308 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 11 damage dealt and 0.63 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 21 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Svella, Ice Shaper's win rate?

Svella, Ice Shaper has a 28% win rate across 497 recorded Playgroup games (141 wins, 354 losses).

How long do winning games with Svella, Ice Shaper take?

Wins with Svella, Ice Shaper take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Svella, Ice Shaper?

216 decks list Svella, Ice Shaper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 120 have played at least one recorded game.

Svella, Ice Shaper Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1308

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1539

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 11

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 8

Average kills per game 0.63

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 216

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 120

No. games played with this commander 497

Total hours played 5 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1686	RemusTheKing	23	14	61 %
2	1524	Tiger_moth.	1	1	100 %
3	1512	Radiaura	2	1	50 %
4	1500	NoobIsBetter	2	1	50 %
5	1491	Ryebread	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Svella, Ice Shaper wins, 77.66% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

77.66%

Non Combat Damage

12.77%

Combo

4.26%

Commander Damage

2.13%

Alternative

2.13%

Mill

1.06%

Avg win turn 9.5 based on 145 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Svella, Ice Shaper wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 9.09% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.59% n=118

Seat 2

35.2% n=125

Seat 3

20.95% n=105

Seat 4

16.67% n=78

Seat 5

9.09% n=11

Seat 6

100.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Svella, Ice Shaper wins 30.32% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.32% n=221

1 mulligan

25.0% n=64

2 mulligans

5.56% n=18

3 mulligans

20.0% n=5

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Svella, Ice Shaper 3.86/5 on average, across 321 self-reports.

3.86 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Svella, Ice Shaper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 56.8% of the time across 146 tracked wins.

56.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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