Commander

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor

Global commander stats

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226 Wins

521 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 747 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (226–521) at an Elo of 1,578, ranking #737 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.66 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor's win rate?

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor has a 30% win rate across 747 recorded Playgroup games (226 wins, 521 losses).

How long do winning games with Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor take?

Wins with Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor?

273 decks list Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor as their commander on Playgroup, of which 163 have played at least one recorded game.

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

737

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1578

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

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 0.66

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 273

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 163

No. games played with this commander 747

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1537	ShockMaw	27	15	56 %
2	1531	Léana Shaen	5	2	40 %
3	1526	Espyonage	3	1	33 %
4	1523	Itege	7	3	43 %
5	1523	Cbrown	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor wins, 40.12% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

40.12%

Non Combat Damage

38.32%

Combo

9.58%

Alternative

5.99%

Commander Damage

3.59%

Poison

1.2%

Mill

1.2%

Avg win turn 8.4 based on 236 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.65% n=191

Seat 2

29.33% n=225

Seat 3

31.44% n=194

Seat 4

21.7% n=106

Seat 5

50.0% n=12

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor wins 33.51% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

33.51% n=382

1 mulligan

21.78% n=101

2 mulligans

23.26% n=43

3 mulligans

41.67% n=12

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor 3.8/5 on average, across 577 self-reports.

3.8 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gix, Yawgmoth Praetor wins, opponents flag the game as salty 76.3% of the time across 236 tracked wins.

76.3 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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