Commander

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa

Global commander stats

All Abzan commanders

972 Wins

2360 Losses

Overview

Summary

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,357 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (972–2360) at an Elo of 1,542, ranking #1269 globally.

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

Last full refresh 22 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

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

Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa has a 28% win rate across 3357 recorded Playgroup games (972 wins, 2360 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?

1,231 decks list Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa as their commander on Playgroup, of which 711 have played at least one recorded game.

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

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Global rank

1269

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1542

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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 1231

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 711

No. games played with this commander 3357

Total hours played about 1 month

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1633	Drajul	58	39	70 %
2	1589	doblexx	4	4	100 %
3	1585	Herman Byre	8	5	63 %
4	1553	Kalvin	15	8	53 %
5	1543	Josh	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa wins, 89.66% of wins come via poison across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Poison

89.66%

Combat

5.25%

Alternative

2.31%

Non Combat Damage

1.54%

Commander Damage

0.93%

Combo

0.31%

Avg win turn 8.8 based on 988 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.

+17.2 pp

Top card: Deceptive Landscape

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Deceptive Landscape Signature build 30 games · Signature build	+17.2 pp	30
2	Nature's Lore 65 games	+9.6 pp	65
3	Windswept Heath 65 games	+9.1 pp	65
4	Godless Shrine 63 games	+8.6 pp	63
5	Marsh Flats 67 games	+8.1 pp	67
6	Indatha Triome 87 games	+7.9 pp	87
7	Farseek 118 games	+6.4 pp	118
8	Vraska's Fall 328 games	+5.9 pp	328
9	Llanowar Wastes 60 games	+5.1 pp	60
10	Assassin's Trophy 72 games	+4.4 pp	72

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Swords to Plowshares 313 games	+4.3 pp	313
12	Caves of Koilos 78 games	+4.3 pp	78
13	Three Visits 54 games	+3.0 pp	54
14	Glistening Sphere 385 games	+2.5 pp	385
15	Skrelv, Defector Mite 181 games	+2.5 pp	181

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 39.42% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.42% n=1021

Seat 2

30.38% n=953

Seat 3

20.55% n=686

Seat 4

12.59% n=405

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 30.6% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.6% n=1487

1 mulligan

27.61% n=402

2 mulligans

21.09% n=128

3 mulligans

23.08% n=26

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 1972 self-reports.

3.56 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ixhel, Scion of Atraxa wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.8% of the time across 991 tracked wins.

33.8 \%

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.