Commander

Shalai and Hallar

Global commander stats {R} {G} {W} All Naya commanders
Win Rate 32%
1137 Wins
2345 Losses
Overview

Summary

Shalai and Hallar is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,501 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (1137–2345) at an Elo of 1,645, ranking #233 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 93392 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Shalai and Hallar's win rate?
Shalai and Hallar has a 32% win rate across 3501 recorded Playgroup games (1137 wins, 2345 losses).
How long do winning games with Shalai and Hallar take?
Wins with Shalai and Hallar take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 23 days.
How many decks use Shalai and Hallar?
1,014 decks list Shalai and Hallar as their commander on Playgroup, of which 611 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
233
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1645
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 93392
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.7
Average turn length 1 minute
No. decks for this commander 1014
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 611
No. games played with this commander 3501
Total hours played 23 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1613 OrcristBlade 10 7
2 1603 Rue 8 4
3 1598 allsupa 8 4
4 1587 NAT0 15 5
5 1566 nahmean23 2 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Shalai and Hallar wins, 41.08% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
41.08%
Combat
34.27%
Combo
13.99%
Commander Damage
8.22%
Alternative
2.05%
Poison
0.26%
Mill
0.13%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 1164 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Shalai and Hallar

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Shalai and Hallar decks that leave them out.

+5.7 pp
Top card: Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
# Card Lift
1
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener
Bright-Palm, Soul Awakener 85 games
+5.7 pp
2
Genesis Hydra
Genesis Hydra 32 games · Signature build
+1.3 pp
3
Arid Mesa
Arid Mesa 105 games
+0.6 pp

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?

Shalai and Hallar wins 38.44% of games from position 1 and 18.99% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.44% n=1047
2
Seat 2
34.57% n=1040
3
Seat 3
28.3% n=735
4
Seat 4
24.13% n=489
5
Seat 5
18.99% n=79
6
Seat 6
28.57% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Shalai and Hallar wins 34.41% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.41% n=1527
1
1 mulligan
32.1% n=433
2
2 mulligans
30.89% n=123
3
3 mulligans
26.42% n=53
4
4 mulligans
9.09% n=11
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Shalai and Hallar 3.67/5 on average, across 2020 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Shalai and Hallar wins, opponents flag the game as salty 58.4% of the time across 1167 tracked wins.

58.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Shalai and Hallar. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Morophon, the Boundless commander art
70.0%
Kotori, Pilot Prodigy commander art
66.67%
Auntie Ool, Cursewretch commander art
60.0%
Abaddon the Despoiler commander art
57.14%
Shanid, Sleepers' Scourge commander art
57.14%

Top 5 worst matchups