Commander

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

102 Wins

223 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 325 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (102–223) at an Elo of 1,432, ranking #4126 globally.

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

Last full refresh 1 Aug 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 325 recorded Playgroup games (102 wins, 223 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?

204 decks list Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon as their commander on Playgroup, of which 73 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

4126

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1432

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

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 204

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 73

No. games played with this commander 325

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1607	Cong	19	15	79 %
2	1489	Yetik	1	0	0 %
3	1488	Wraithen	1	0	0 %
4	1437	JP	11	2	18 %
5	1388	CXSMIC_TERRXR	21	2	10 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon wins, 96.88% of wins come via poison across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Poison

96.88%

Combat

3.13%

Avg win turn 8.3 based on 105 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon wins 46.51% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

46.51% n=129

Seat 2

35.64% n=101

Seat 3

11.11% n=63

Seat 4

3.03% n=33

Seat 5

0.0% n=4

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon wins 34.21% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 2 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.21% n=190

1 mulligan

23.08% n=26

2 mulligans

0.0% n=5

Player reports

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 207 self-reports.

3.59 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Skithiryx, the Blight Dragon wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.9% of the time across 105 tracked wins.

62.9 \%

Head to head

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.