Zangief, the Red Cyclone

Global Commander Stats

All Jund commanders

57 Wins

229 Losses

Summary

Zangief, the Red Cyclone is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 286 recorded Playgroup games, winning 19% of them (57–229) at an Elo of 1,441, ranking #3894 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.52 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zangief, the Red Cyclone's win rate?

Zangief, the Red Cyclone has a 19% win rate across 286 recorded Playgroup games (57 wins, 229 losses).

How long do winning games with Zangief, the Red Cyclone take?

Wins with Zangief, the Red Cyclone take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.

How many decks use Zangief, the Red Cyclone?

130 decks list Zangief, the Red Cyclone as their commander on Playgroup, of which 71 have played at least one recorded game.

Zangief, the Red Cyclone Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3894

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1441

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 9

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.52

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 130

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 71

No. games played with this commander 286

Total hours played 3 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1491	Sawyer	4	1	25 %
2	1488	LloydKM	1	0	0 %
3	1380	arboltsef	21	1	5 %

How does this commander win?

When Zangief, the Red Cyclone wins, 56.1% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

56.1%

Combat

34.15%

Non Combat Damage

7.32%

Poison

2.44%

Avg win turn 10.0 based on 60 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Zangief, the Red Cyclone wins 27.06% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

20.9% n=67

Seat 2

27.06% n=85

Seat 3

25.0% n=64

Seat 4

7.5% n=40

Seat 5

0.0% n=4

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zangief, the Red Cyclone wins 21.9% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

21.9% n=137

1 mulligan

27.78% n=36

2 mulligans

33.33% n=6

3 mulligans

0.0% n=2

4 mulligans

0.0% n=3

5 mulligans

100.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zangief, the Red Cyclone 3.75/5 on average, across 197 self-reports.

3.75 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zangief, the Red Cyclone wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.3% of the time across 60 tracked wins.

73.3 \%

Best and worst matchups

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