Volrath, the Shapestealer

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 25%
163 Wins
486 Losses

Summary

Volrath, the Shapestealer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 649 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (163486) at an Elo of 1,515, ranking #1549 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 360 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Volrath, the Shapestealer's win rate?

Volrath, the Shapestealer has a 25% win rate across 649 recorded Playgroup games (163 wins, 486 losses).

How long do winning games with Volrath, the Shapestealer take?

Wins with Volrath, the Shapestealer take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Volrath, the Shapestealer?

247 decks list Volrath, the Shapestealer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 131 have played at least one recorded game.

Volrath, the Shapestealer Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
1549
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1515

Global Elo Trend

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Commander Popularity Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 360
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.58
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 247
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 131
No. games played with this commander 649
Total hours played 8 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1602 Luke S 7 4
2 1594 niCEFACTORY 14 7
3 1530 Skankir 8 3
4 1525 jackabox 2 1
5 1512 Sarn 2 1

How does this commander win?

When Volrath, the Shapestealer wins, 48.6% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
48.6%
Poison
19.63%
Commander Damage
16.82%
Alternative
7.48%
Non Combat Damage
4.67%
Combo
1.87%
Mill
0.93%
Avg win turn 9.6 based on 166 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Volrath, the Shapestealer wins 29.53% of games from position 1 and 17.0% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.53% n=193
2
Seat 2
24.85% n=165
3
Seat 3
22.15% n=158
4
Seat 4
17.0% n=100
5
Seat 5
21.43% n=14

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Volrath, the Shapestealer wins 23.62% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.62% n=309
1
1 mulligan
23.89% n=113
2
2 mulligans
34.38% n=32
3
3 mulligans
15.38% n=13
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Volrath, the Shapestealer 3.75/5 on average, across 404 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Volrath, the Shapestealer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 56.3% of the time across 167 tracked wins.

56.3 \%

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Omnath, Locus of All commander art
40.0%
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos commander art
36.36%
Zhulodok, Void Gorger commander art
33.33%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
27.27%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 11 games
27.27%

Top 5 worst matchups

Animar, Soul of Elements commander art
0.0%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
0.0%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 10 games
10.0%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
18.18%