Commander

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

Global commander stats

All Abzan commanders

981 Wins

2370 Losses

Overview

Summary

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,376 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (981–2370) at an Elo of 1,580, ranking #785 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.66 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 28 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa's win rate?

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa has a 29% win rate across 3376 recorded Playgroup games (981 wins, 2370 losses).

How long do winning games with Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa take?

Wins with Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.

How many decks use Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa?

1,245 decks list Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa as their commander on Playgroup, of which 719 have played at least one recorded game.

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

785

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1580

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3

Average commander damage per game 2

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.66

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1245

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 719

No. games played with this commander 3376

Total hours played about 1 month

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1633	Drajul	58	39	70 %
2	1601	Herman Byre	9	6	67 %
3	1589	doblexx	4	4	100 %
4	1553	Kalvin	15	8	53 %
5	1546	IncompetentYeti	2	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa wins, 89.79% of wins come via poison across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Poison

89.79%

Combat

5.18%

Alternative

2.29%

Non Combat Damage

1.52%

Commander Damage

0.91%

Combo

0.3%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 997 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

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

+18.8 pp

Top card: Deceptive Landscape

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Deceptive Landscape Signature build 31 games · Signature build	+18.8 pp	31
2	Godless Shrine 66 games	+10.0 pp	66
3	Windswept Heath 66 games	+9.8 pp	66
4	Nature's Lore 67 games	+9.8 pp	67
5	Marsh Flats 68 games	+8.8 pp	68
6	Indatha Triome 88 games	+8.4 pp	88
7	Farseek 120 games	+6.4 pp	120
8	Vraska's Fall 333 games	+6.0 pp	333
9	Caves of Koilos 81 games	+5.4 pp	81
10	Llanowar Wastes 62 games	+5.3 pp	62

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Assassin's Trophy 73 games	+5.0 pp	73
12	Swords to Plowshares 320 games	+4.8 pp	320
13	Three Visits 55 games	+3.9 pp	55
14	Glistening Sphere 392 games	+2.9 pp	392
15	Skrelv, Defector Mite 185 games	+2.9 pp	185

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?

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa wins 39.52% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.52% n=1031

Seat 2

30.36% n=957

Seat 3

20.84% n=691

Seat 4

12.78% n=407

Seat 5

9.09% n=44

Seat 6

0.0% n=9

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa wins 30.59% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.59% n=1494

1 mulligan

28.33% n=406

2 mulligans

20.77% n=130

3 mulligans

25.93% n=27

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa 3.56/5 on average, across 1982 self-reports.

3.56 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.7% of the time across 999 tracked wins.

33.7 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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