Commander

Urza, Chief Artificer

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 29%
1995 Wins
4640 Losses
Overview

Summary

Urza, Chief Artificer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 6,660 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (1995–4640) at an Elo of 1,548, ranking #1183 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1351 damage dealt and 0.61 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Urza, Chief Artificer's win rate?
Urza, Chief Artificer has a 29% win rate across 6660 recorded Playgroup games (1995 wins, 4640 losses).
How long do winning games with Urza, Chief Artificer take?
Wins with Urza, Chief Artificer take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Urza, Chief Artificer?
2,177 decks list Urza, Chief Artificer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,214 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1183
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1548
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1351
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.61
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 2177
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1214
No. games played with this commander 6660
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1636 hxmealxnekev1n 23 12
2 1626 ChewyPudding 28 15
3 1614 Dahka 17 6
4 1610 F3lix 6 4
5 1605 Hobbes 43 22
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Urza, Chief Artificer wins, 87.07% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
87.07%
Alternative
4.46%
Non Combat Damage
3.63%
Commander Damage
2.27%
Combo
1.59%
Mill
0.68%
Poison
0.3%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 2058 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Urza, Chief Artificer

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Urza, Chief Artificer decks that leave them out.

+7.3 pp
Top card: Rhystic Study
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Smothering Tithe
Smothering Tithe 246 games
+1.3 pp
12
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel 314 games
+1.0 pp
13
Scour for Scrap
Scour for Scrap 41 games
+1.0 pp
14
Thran Dynamo
Thran Dynamo 166 games
+0.8 pp
15
Tundra
Tundra 140 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?

Urza, Chief Artificer wins 38.34% of games from position 1 and 18.27% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.34% n=1955
2
Seat 2
32.32% n=1937
3
Seat 3
24.97% n=1506
4
Seat 4
18.27% n=958
5
Seat 5
21.15% n=156
6
Seat 6
20.59% n=17
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Urza, Chief Artificer wins 30.92% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.92% n=2924
1
1 mulligan
29.46% n=903
2
2 mulligans
26.97% n=343
3
3 mulligans
28.57% n=63
4
4 mulligans
28.57% n=14
5
5 mulligans
12.5% n=8
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Urza, Chief Artificer 3.66/5 on average, across 4362 self-reports.

3.66 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Urza, Chief Artificer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.7% of the time across 2062 tracked wins.

34.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Ghave, Guru of Spores commander art
70.0%
Ayula, Queen Among Bears commander art
61.54%
Missy commander art
Missy 10 games
60.0%
Shadow the Hedgehog commander art
59.09%
Wolverine, Best There Is commander art
58.82%

Top 5 worst matchups

Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer commander art
0.0%
Hylda of the Icy Crown commander art
0.0%
Rendmaw, Creaking Nest commander art
0.0%
Krark, the Thumbless commander art
0.0%