Zangief, the Red Cyclone

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 21%
62 Wins
230 Losses

Summary

Zangief, the Red Cyclone is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 292 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (62230) at an Elo of 1,541, ranking #1177 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

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

Zangief, the Red Cyclone has a 21% win rate across 292 recorded Playgroup games (62 wins, 230 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?

128 decks list Zangief, the Red Cyclone as their commander on Playgroup, of which 67 have played at least one recorded game.

Zangief, the Red Cyclone Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
1177
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1541

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.54
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 128
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 67
No. games played with this commander 292
Total hours played 3 days

Top 5 Public Decks

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

How does this commander win?

When Zangief, the Red Cyclone wins, 53.49% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
53.49%
Combat
37.21%
Non Combat Damage
6.98%
Poison
2.33%
Avg win turn 9.6 based on 65 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Zangief, the Red Cyclone wins 29.69% of games from position 3 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
23.94% n=71
2
Seat 2
25.88% n=85
3
Seat 3
29.69% n=64
4
Seat 4
7.32% n=41
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=5
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zangief, the Red Cyclone wins 22.06% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
22.06% n=136
1
1 mulligan
30.3% n=33
2
2 mulligans
33.33% n=6
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=2
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
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 3.77/5 on average, across 210 self-reports.

3.77 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zangief, the Red Cyclone wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.8% of the time across 65 tracked wins.

73.8 \%

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.

Top 5 best matchups

The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 10 games
40.0%
The Lord of Pain commander art
The Lord of Pain 10 games
40.0%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
38.71%
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal commander art
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 10 games
0.0%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
8.33%
Dogmeat, Ever Loyal commander art
33.33%