Commander

Xira, the Golden Sting

Global commander stats {B} {R} {G} All Jund commanders
Win Rate 25%
119 Wins
339 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Xira, the Golden Sting is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 458 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (119339) at an Elo of 1,432, ranking #4273 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.63 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 25% win rate across 458 recorded Playgroup games (119 wins, 339 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: 6 days.
How many decks use Xira, the Golden Sting?
195 decks list Xira, the Golden Sting as their commander on Playgroup, of which 104 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4273
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1432
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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 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 195
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 104
No. games played with this commander 458
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1577 Smleef 13 8
2 1575 bunker100 13 5
3 1536 Wh1stl3r 1 1
4 1536 Gorzak 1 1
5 1500 StengelS 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Xira, the Golden Sting wins, 48.11% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
48.11%
Non Combat Damage
38.68%
Commander Damage
7.55%
Combo
2.83%
Alternative
2.83%
Avg win turn 9.6 based on 124 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Xira, the Golden Sting wins 32.56% of games from position 1 and 12.5% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.56% n=129
2
Seat 2
27.42% n=124
3
Seat 3
23.53% n=119
4
Seat 4
23.68% n=76
5
Seat 5
12.5% n=8
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xira, the Golden Sting wins 27.31% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.31% n=227
1
1 mulligan
25.58% n=86
2
2 mulligans
24.0% n=25
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=5
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 3.78/5 on average, across 395 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Xira, the Golden Sting wins, opponents flag the game as salty 87.9% of the time across 124 tracked wins.

87.9 \%
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
21.43%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 10 games
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
21.43%
Urza, Chief Artificer commander art
27.27%