Commander

Piru, the Volatile

Global commander stats

All Mardu commanders

135 Wins

271 Losses

Overview

Summary

Piru, the Volatile is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 411 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (135–271) at an Elo of 1,612, ranking #487 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 56 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 20 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Piru, the Volatile's win rate?

Piru, the Volatile has a 32% win rate across 411 recorded Playgroup games (135 wins, 271 losses).

How long do winning games with Piru, the Volatile take?

Wins with Piru, the Volatile take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Piru, the Volatile?

144 decks list Piru, the Volatile as their commander on Playgroup, of which 81 have played at least one recorded game.

Piru, the Volatile Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

487

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1612

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 57

Average commander damage per game 9

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.73

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 144

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 81

No. games played with this commander 411

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1630	Narul	28	11	48 %
2	1613	Pride	17	10	59 %
3	1554	Guilherme Ribeiro	4	2	63 %
4	1536	DarkWyvern	1	1	100 %
5	1500	iJOakes	4	1	25 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Piru, the Volatile wins, 40.63% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

40.63%

Combat

39.58%

Combo

9.38%

Alternative

6.25%

Commander Damage

4.17%

Avg win turn 9.8 based on 133 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Piru, the Volatile wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 16.67% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

33.33% n=120

Seat 2

32.38% n=105

Seat 3

28.04% n=107

Seat 4

34.68% n=62

Seat 5

16.67% n=6

Seat 6

100.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Piru, the Volatile wins 34.24% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.24% n=184

1 mulligan

31.97% n=61

2 mulligans

41.67% n=24

3 mulligans

33.33% n=3

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Piru, the Volatile 3.7/5 on average, across 246 self-reports.

3.7 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Piru, the Volatile wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.8% of the time across 135 tracked wins.

34.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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