Volrath, the Shapestealer

Global Commander Stats {B} {G} {U} All Sultai commanders
Win Rate 24%
179 Wins
540 Losses
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Summary

Volrath, the Shapestealer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 720 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (179540) at an Elo of 1,438, ranking #3943 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 329 damage dealt and 0.56 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 720 recorded Playgroup games (179 wins, 540 losses).
How long do winning games with Volrath, the Shapestealer take?
Wins with Volrath, the Shapestealer take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.
How many decks use Volrath, the Shapestealer?
273 decks list Volrath, the Shapestealer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 151 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
3943
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1438

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Commander Popularity Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 329
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.56
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 273
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 151
No. games played with this commander 720
Total hours played 9 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1602 Luke S 7 4
2 1594 niCEFACTORY 14 7
3 1552 Skankir 10 4
4 1525 jackabox 2 1
5 1514 Dakota Fischer 8 3

How does this commander win?

When Volrath, the Shapestealer wins, 48.72% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
48.72%
Poison
18.8%
Commander Damage
16.24%
Alternative
7.69%
Non Combat Damage
5.13%
Combo
2.56%
Mill
0.85%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 182 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Volrath, the Shapestealer wins 29.25% of games from position 1 and 18.18% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.25% n=212
2
Seat 2
23.53% n=187
3
Seat 3
21.71% n=175
4
Seat 4
18.18% n=110
5
Seat 5
18.75% n=16

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Volrath, the Shapestealer wins 23.48% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.48% n=328
1
1 mulligan
23.53% n=136
2
2 mulligans
37.21% n=43
3
3 mulligans
15.38% n=13
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=4

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Volrath, the Shapestealer 3.76/5 on average, across 442 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Volrath, the Shapestealer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 56.3% of the time across 183 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

Queen Marchesa commander art
Queen Marchesa 11 games
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%
Animar, Soul of Elements commander art
0.0%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 11 games
9.09%
Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
15.38%