Commander

Zur, Eternal Schemer

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 29%
413 Wins
993 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zur, Eternal Schemer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,412 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (413–993) at an Elo of 1,594, ranking #601 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zur, Eternal Schemer's win rate?
Zur, Eternal Schemer has a 29% win rate across 1412 recorded Playgroup games (413 wins, 993 losses).
How long do winning games with Zur, Eternal Schemer take?
Wins with Zur, Eternal Schemer take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 months.
How many decks use Zur, Eternal Schemer?
492 decks list Zur, Eternal Schemer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 307 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
601
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1594
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 23 minutes
No. decks for this commander 492
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 307
No. games played with this commander 1412
Total hours played 7 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1637 Kyrmaal 11 8
2 1637 Aldirix 23 11
3 1601 ThaReusski 28 11
4 1555 CRsoloT 11 4
5 1537 Zyphon 11 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zur, Eternal Schemer wins, 65.04% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
65.04%
Alternative
12.78%
Non Combat Damage
10.9%
Combo
6.02%
Commander Damage
5.26%
Avg win turn 9.9 based on 412 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Zur, Eternal Schemer

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

+12.0 pp
Top card: Doomwake Giant

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?

Zur, Eternal Schemer wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 18.75% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.7% n=406
2
Seat 2
29.44% n=377
3
Seat 3
25.88% n=340
4
Seat 4
18.75% n=176
5
Seat 5
20.83% n=24
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zur, Eternal Schemer wins 28.75% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.75% n=574
1
1 mulligan
28.57% n=210
2
2 mulligans
26.09% n=69
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=24
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=4
6
6 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zur, Eternal Schemer 3.58/5 on average, across 888 self-reports.

3.58 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zur, Eternal Schemer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 59.3% of the time across 415 tracked wins.

59.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Ghyrson Starn, Kelermorph commander art
72.73%
Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
58.82%
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord commander art
47.37%
Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
47.06%
Captain N'ghathrod commander art
46.15%

Top 5 worst matchups

Imotekh the Stormlord commander art
0.0%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
6.25%
Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
6.25%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
7.69%
Alela, Cunning Conqueror commander art
8.33%