Commander

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

197 Wins

445 Losses

Overview

Summary

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 646 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (197–445) at an Elo of 1,630, ranking #358 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.67 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 14 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper's win rate?

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper has a 30% win rate across 646 recorded Playgroup games (197 wins, 445 losses).

How long do winning games with Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper take?

Wins with Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper?

252 decks list Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper as their commander on Playgroup, of which 133 have played at least one recorded game.

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

358

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1630

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 6

Average kills per game 0.67

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 252

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 133

No. games played with this commander 646

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1714	Xana Banana	55	25	45 %
2	1577	Lewdog	3	2	67 %
3	1557	Khazix Khazix	2	2	100 %
4	1545	GRAYU	3	2	67 %
5	1539	PhysicsKing	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper wins, 47.86% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

47.86%

Non Combat Damage

28.57%

Combo

9.29%

Alternative

7.86%

Commander Damage

5.71%

Poison

0.71%

Avg win turn 9.5 based on 197 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper wins 34.94% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.94% n=166

Seat 2

29.7% n=165

Seat 3

29.29% n=140

Seat 4

23.39% n=124

Seat 5

29.41% n=17

Seat 6

0.0% n=5

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper wins 28.44% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.44% n=320

1 mulligan

34.15% n=82

2 mulligans

22.22% n=36

3 mulligans

9.09% n=11

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

5 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper 3.68/5 on average, across 412 self-reports.

3.68 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.5% of the time across 197 tracked wins.

34.5 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.