Commander

Volrath, the Shapestealer

Global commander stats {B} {G} {U} All Sultai commanders
Win Rate 24%
191 Wins
590 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Volrath, the Shapestealer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 783 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (191590) at an Elo of 1,446, ranking #4178 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 311 damage dealt and 0.54 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 24% win rate across 783 recorded Playgroup games (191 wins, 590 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: 2 days.
How many decks use Volrath, the Shapestealer?
296 decks list Volrath, the Shapestealer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 161 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4178
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1446
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 311
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.54
Average turn length 1 minute
No. decks for this commander 296
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 161
No. games played with this commander 783
Total hours played 2 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 10 4
4 1525 jackabox 2 1
5 1524 Cosinetan 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Volrath, the Shapestealer wins, 48.44% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
48.44%
Commander Damage
17.97%
Poison
17.19%
Alternative
7.03%
Non Combat Damage
6.25%
Combo
2.34%
Mill
0.78%
Avg win turn 9.6 based on 194 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Volrath, the Shapestealer wins 29.28% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.28% n=222
2
Seat 2
23.74% n=198
3
Seat 3
21.81% n=188
4
Seat 4
17.54% n=114
5
Seat 5
11.76% n=17
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Volrath, the Shapestealer wins 23.98% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.98% n=342
1
1 mulligan
23.65% n=148
2
2 mulligans
33.33% n=51
3
3 mulligans
13.33% n=15
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 3.75/5 on average, across 484 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Volrath, the Shapestealer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 58.9% of the time across 197 tracked wins.

58.9 \%
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%
Queen Marchesa commander art
Queen Marchesa 13 games
46.15%
Omnath, Locus of All commander art
40.0%
Zhulodok, Void Gorger commander art
33.33%
Anikthea, Hand of Erebos commander art
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
0.0%
Animar, Soul of Elements commander art
0.0%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 12 games
8.33%
Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
15.38%