Commander

Xira, the Golden Sting

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

Summary

Xira, the Golden Sting is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 521 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (137–376) at an Elo of 1,532, ranking #1441 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.61 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 521 recorded Playgroup games (137 wins, 376 losses).
How long do winning games with Xira, the Golden Sting take?
Wins with Xira, the Golden Sting take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.
How many decks use Xira, the Golden Sting?
216 decks list Xira, the Golden Sting as their commander on Playgroup, of which 117 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1441
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1532
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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 0.61
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 216
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 117
No. games played with this commander 521
Total hours played 8 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 1542 spaghettie stick 4 2
5 1536 Gorzak 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Xira, the Golden Sting wins, 49.58% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
49.58%
Non Combat Damage
36.13%
Commander Damage
8.4%
Combo
3.36%
Alternative
2.52%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 139 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.

+25.3 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 33.44% of games from position 1 and 12.5% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.44% n=157
2
Seat 2
25.87% n=143
3
Seat 3
23.58% n=123
4
Seat 4
23.46% n=81
5
Seat 5
12.5% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xira, the Golden Sting wins 28.22% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.22% n=241
1
1 mulligan
27.08% n=96
2
2 mulligans
20.69% n=29
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=8
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
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 3.83/5 on average, across 424 self-reports.

3.83 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Xira, the Golden Sting wins, opponents flag the game as salty 86.7% of the time across 143 tracked wins.

86.7 \%
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%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
20.0%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 11 games
18.18%
Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
11.11%

Top 5 worst matchups

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
11.11%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 11 games
18.18%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
20.0%
Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
27.27%