Commander

Volrath, the Shapestealer

Global commander stats {B} {G} {U} All Sultai commanders
Win Rate 23%
200 Wins
639 Losses
Overview

Summary

Volrath, the Shapestealer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 846 recorded Playgroup games, winning 23% of them (200–639) at an Elo of 1,415, ranking #4900 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 284 damage dealt and 0.52 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 23% win rate across 846 recorded Playgroup games (200 wins, 639 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: 11 days.
How many decks use Volrath, the Shapestealer?
327 decks list Volrath, the Shapestealer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 176 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4900
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1415
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 284
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 327
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 176
No. games played with this commander 846
Total hours played 11 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1601 Luke S 7 4
2 1600 niCEFACTORY 14 7
3 1552 Skankir 8 3
4 1542 cafone02 1 1
5 1525 jackabox 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Volrath, the Shapestealer wins, 49.63% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
49.63%
Commander Damage
17.78%
Poison
15.56%
Alternative
8.15%
Non Combat Damage
5.93%
Combo
2.22%
Mill
0.74%
Avg win turn 9.6 based on 202 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Volrath, the Shapestealer wins 27.6% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
27.6% n=250
2
Seat 2
23.68% n=228
3
Seat 3
21.26% n=207
4
Seat 4
15.57% n=122
5
Seat 5
11.11% n=18
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Volrath, the Shapestealer wins 23.03% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.03% n=356
1
1 mulligan
22.5% n=160
2
2 mulligans
30.91% n=55
3
3 mulligans
12.5% n=16
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=4
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Volrath, the Shapestealer 3.74/5 on average, across 516 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Volrath, the Shapestealer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 27.9% of the time across 204 tracked wins.

27.9 \%
Head to head

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

Hakbal of the Surging Soul commander art
54.55%
Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
45.45%
Omnath, Locus of All commander art
40.0%
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos commander art
33.33%
Zhulodok, Void Gorger commander art
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
0.0%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
0.0%
Animar, Soul of Elements commander art
0.0%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 11 games
0.0%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 14 games
7.14%