Commander

Xira, the Golden Sting

Global commander stats {B} {R} {G} All Jund commanders
Win Rate 26%
132 Wins
364 Losses
Overview

Summary

Xira, the Golden Sting is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 503 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (132364) at an Elo of 1,460, ranking #4079 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.62 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Xira, the Golden Sting's win rate?
Xira, the Golden Sting has a 26% win rate across 503 recorded Playgroup games (132 wins, 364 losses).
How long do winning games with Xira, the Golden Sting take?
Wins with Xira, the Golden Sting take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.
How many decks use Xira, the Golden Sting?
208 decks list Xira, the Golden Sting as their commander on Playgroup, of which 110 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4079
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1460
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 208
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 110
No. games played with this commander 503
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1577 Smleef 13 8
2 1575 bunker100 13 5
3 1546 DraeganDeez 8 2
4 1536 Gorzak 1 1
5 1536 Wh1stl3r 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Xira, the Golden Sting wins, 50.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.0%
Non Combat Damage
36.21%
Commander Damage
7.76%
Combo
3.45%
Alternative
2.59%
Avg win turn 9.6 based on 133 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Xira, the Golden Sting

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Xira, the Golden Sting decks that leave them out.

+24.5 pp
Top card: Viscera Seer

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?

Xira, the Golden Sting wins 33.67% of games from position 1 and 12.5% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.67% n=147
2
Seat 2
25.74% n=136
3
Seat 3
23.58% n=123
4
Seat 4
22.78% n=79
5
Seat 5
12.5% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xira, the Golden Sting wins 27.73% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.73% n=238
1
1 mulligan
26.09% n=92
2
2 mulligans
22.22% n=27
3
3 mulligans
28.57% n=7
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Xira, the Golden Sting 3.81/5 on average, across 415 self-reports.

3.81 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Xira, the Golden Sting wins, opponents flag the game as salty 86.1% of the time across 137 tracked wins.

86.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
27.27%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 10 games
20.0%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
20.0%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
11.76%

Top 5 worst matchups

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
11.76%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 10 games
20.0%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
20.0%
Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
27.27%