Commander

Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

217 Wins

558 Losses

Overview

Summary

Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 791 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (217–558) at an Elo of 1,473, ranking #4362 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's win rate?

Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm has a 27% win rate across 791 recorded Playgroup games (217 wins, 558 losses).

How long do winning games with Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm take?

Wins with Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 20 days.

How many decks use Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm?

305 decks list Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm as their commander on Playgroup, of which 166 have played at least one recorded game.

Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4362

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1473

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.58

Average turn length 5 minutes

No. decks for this commander 305

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 166

No. games played with this commander 791

Total hours played 20 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1585	Unpausedd	13	7	54 %
2	1548	Dragonking10	3	2	67 %
3	1523	LE_GAB	2	2	100 %
4	1512	MrH0thead97	1	1	100 %
5	1512	Ironwally	2	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm wins, 86.39% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

86.39%

Non Combat Damage

4.76%

Poison

4.08%

Combo

2.04%

Alternative

2.04%

Commander Damage

0.68%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 222 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm wins 34.07% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.74% n=226

Seat 2

34.07% n=270

Seat 3

22.83% n=184

Seat 4

11.76% n=85

Seat 5

6.67% n=15

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm wins 27.46% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

27.46% n=346

1 mulligan

34.04% n=94

2 mulligans

37.78% n=45

3 mulligans

40.0% n=5

4 mulligans

14.29% n=7

5 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm 3.64/5 on average, across 478 self-reports.

3.64 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm wins, opponents flag the game as salty 29.7% of the time across 222 tracked wins.

29.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.