Commander

Rivaz of the Claw

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

Summary

Rivaz of the Claw is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,169 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (325–818) at an Elo of 1,583, ranking #742 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 1169 recorded Playgroup games (325 wins, 818 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?
349 decks list Rivaz of the Claw as their commander on Playgroup, of which 222 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
742
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1583
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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 349
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 222
No. games played with this commander 1169
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 1556 DirtyMike 4 3
5 1553 Pedrocchio 12 8
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Rivaz of the Claw wins, 74.26% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
74.26%
Non Combat Damage
18.32%
Alternative
3.47%
Commander Damage
2.48%
Combo
0.99%
Mill
0.5%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 330 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.

+3.3 pp
Top card: Utvara Hellkite

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
36.8% n=322
2
Seat 2
28.94% n=349
3
Seat 3
21.53% n=288
4
Seat 4
15.82% n=177
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 29.08% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.08% n=509
1
1 mulligan
27.4% n=146
2
2 mulligans
31.48% n=54
3
3 mulligans
18.75% n=16
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=4
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 736 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Rivaz of the Claw wins, opponents flag the game as salty 29.7% of the time across 330 tracked wins.

29.7 \%
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
58.82%
Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow commander art
45.45%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 24 games
41.67%
Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander art
41.67%

Top 5 worst matchups

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