Commander

Zaxara, the Exemplary

Global commander stats {B} {G} {U} All Sultai commanders
Win Rate 29%
1475 Wins
3480 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Zaxara, the Exemplary is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 4,962 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (14753480) at an Elo of 1,540, ranking #1266 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1827184 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zaxara, the Exemplary's win rate?
Zaxara, the Exemplary has a 29% win rate across 4962 recorded Playgroup games (1475 wins, 3480 losses).
How long do winning games with Zaxara, the Exemplary take?
Wins with Zaxara, the Exemplary take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.
How many decks use Zaxara, the Exemplary?
1,710 decks list Zaxara, the Exemplary as their commander on Playgroup, of which 862 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1266
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1540
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1827184
Average commander damage per game 14
Average poison counters given per game 7
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1710
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 862
No. games played with this commander 4962
Total hours played 3 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1702 Arak 15 11
2 1671 Phay 13 8
3 1666 ducktective 31 15
4 1629 Federico Rebiscini 15 8
5 1619 Allisterfinn 10 7
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zaxara, the Exemplary wins, 62.17% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
62.17%
Non Combat Damage
14.46%
Combo
10.58%
Alternative
8.73%
Commander Damage
2.65%
Mill
1.15%
Poison
0.26%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 1510 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Zaxara, the Exemplary

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Zaxara, the Exemplary decks that leave them out.

+10.9 pp
Top card: Sakura-Tribe Elder
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Fierce Guardianship
Fierce Guardianship 217 games
+1.9 pp
12
Seedborn Muse
Seedborn Muse 158 games
+1.7 pp
13
Breeding Pool
Breeding Pool 410 games
+1.5 pp
14
Castle Garenbrig
Castle Garenbrig 131 games
+1.4 pp
15
Lightning Greaves
Lightning Greaves 308 games
+0.9 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zaxara, the Exemplary wins 36.68% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.68% n=1404
2
Seat 2
31.32% n=1405
3
Seat 3
25.78% n=1183
4
Seat 4
22.34% n=752
5
Seat 5
21.65% n=97
6
Seat 6
14.29% n=14
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zaxara, the Exemplary wins 30.34% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.34% n=2258
1
1 mulligan
27.36% n=731
2
2 mulligans
23.7% n=270
3
3 mulligans
26.74% n=86
4
4 mulligans
15.0% n=20
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zaxara, the Exemplary 3.62/5 on average, across 3505 self-reports.

3.62 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zaxara, the Exemplary wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.1% of the time across 1511 tracked wins.

69.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Inalla, Archmage Ritualist commander art
72.73%
Clement, the Worrywort commander art
60.0%
Obeka, Brute Chronologist commander art
57.89%
Azusa, Lost but Seeking commander art
55.0%
Chulane, Teller of Tales commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups