Commander

Urza, Lord Protector

Global commander stats

All Azorius commanders

196 Wins

410 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Urza, Lord Protector is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 606 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (196–410) at an Elo of 1,583, ranking #670 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 10 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Urza, Lord Protector's win rate?

Urza, Lord Protector has a 32% win rate across 606 recorded Playgroup games (196 wins, 410 losses).

How long do winning games with Urza, Lord Protector take?

Wins with Urza, Lord Protector take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Urza, Lord Protector?

335 decks list Urza, Lord Protector as their commander on Playgroup, of which 154 have played at least one recorded game.

Urza, Lord Protector Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

670

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1583

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 10

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 8

Average kills per game 0.58

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 335

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 154

No. games played with this commander 606

Total hours played 7 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1579	dane	25	9	36 %
2	1556	Blemski	2	2	100 %
3	1536	BobbyE	1	1	100 %
4	1534	Matthijs Puister	12	3	25 %
5	1488	KrisStitch	2	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Urza, Lord Protector wins, 41.67% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

41.67%

Combo

25.0%

Alternative

13.89%

Non Combat Damage

13.19%

Poison

2.78%

Mill

2.78%

Commander Damage

0.69%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 202 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Urza, Lord Protector wins 38.38% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.38% n=185

Seat 2

33.14% n=175

Seat 3

24.46% n=139

Seat 4

27.27% n=77

Seat 5

25.0% n=8

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Urza, Lord Protector wins 32.88% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.88% n=295

1 mulligan

26.5% n=117

2 mulligans

33.33% n=33

3 mulligans

28.57% n=7

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Urza, Lord Protector 3.58/5 on average, across 451 self-reports.

3.58 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Urza, Lord Protector wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.1% of the time across 204 tracked wins.

70.1 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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