Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

Global Commander Stats

100 Wins

216 Losses

Summary

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 316 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (100–216) at an Elo of 1,410, ranking #4115 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon's win rate?

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon has a 31% win rate across 316 recorded Playgroup games (100 wins, 216 losses).

How long do winning games with Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon take?

Wins with Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.

How many decks use Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon?

198 decks list Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon as their commander on Playgroup, of which 71 have played at least one recorded game.

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

4115

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1410

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.71

Average turn length 1 minute

No. decks for this commander 198

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 71

No. games played with this commander 316

Total hours played 3 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1607	Cong	19	15	79 %
2	1489	Yetik	1	0	0 %
3	1488	Wraithen	1	0	0 %
4	1462	JP	9	2	22 %
5	1388	CXSMIC_TERRXR	21	2	10 %

How does this commander win?

When Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon wins, 98.39% of wins come via poison across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Poison

98.39%

Combat

1.61%

Avg win turn 8.2 based on 102 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon wins 46.4% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

46.4% n=125

Seat 2

35.35% n=99

Seat 3

11.67% n=60

Seat 4

3.03% n=33

Seat 5

0.0% n=4

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon wins 33.87% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 2 mulligans.

0 mulligans

33.87% n=186

1 mulligan

23.08% n=26

2 mulligans

0.0% n=3

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon 3.59/5 on average, across 202 self-reports.

3.59 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.7% of the time across 102 tracked wins.

62.7 \%

Best and worst matchups

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