Commander

Rivaz of the Claw

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 27%
306 Wins
786 Losses
Overview

Summary

Rivaz of the Claw is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,114 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (306–786) at an Elo of 1,562, ranking #965 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.57 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Rivaz of the Claw's win rate?
Rivaz of the Claw has a 27% win rate across 1114 recorded Playgroup games (306 wins, 786 losses).
How long do winning games with Rivaz of the Claw take?
Wins with Rivaz of the Claw take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 13 days.
How many decks use Rivaz of the Claw?
330 decks list Rivaz of the Claw as their commander on Playgroup, of which 211 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
965
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1562
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.57
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 330
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 211
No. games played with this commander 1114
Total hours played 13 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1590 Uodemsi 19 14
2 1566 TrueConvictionMTG 11 5
3 1563 Landyn 17 6
4 1553 Pedrocchio 12 8
5 1536 Lethr 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rivaz of the Claw wins, 75.13% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
75.13%
Non Combat Damage
18.27%
Alternative
3.55%
Commander Damage
2.54%
Mill
0.51%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 311 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Rivaz of the Claw

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Rivaz of the Claw decks that leave them out.

+0.4 pp
Top card: Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin
# Card Lift
1
Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin
Scavenger Regent // Exude Toxin 70 games · Signature build
+0.4 pp

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?

Rivaz of the Claw wins 42.86% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.67% n=307
2
Seat 2
29.14% n=326
3
Seat 3
21.09% n=275
4
Seat 4
16.09% n=174
5
Seat 5
42.86% n=14
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Rivaz of the Claw wins 29.12% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.12% n=498
1
1 mulligan
28.28% n=145
2
2 mulligans
31.91% n=47
3
3 mulligans
18.75% n=16
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Rivaz of the Claw 3.68/5 on average, across 717 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Rivaz of the Claw wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.2% of the time across 312 tracked wins.

70.2 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
50.0%
Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander art
41.67%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 23 games
39.13%

Top 5 worst matchups

Zimone and Dina commander art
Zimone and Dina 12 games
0.0%
Ashling, the Limitless commander art
0.0%
Atraxa, Praetors' Voice commander art
0.0%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
7.14%