Commander

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Global commander stats

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2334 Wins

5394 Losses

Overview

Summary

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 7,820 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (2334–5394) at an Elo of 1,483, ranking #4060 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 143003 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 28 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir's win rate?

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir has a 29% win rate across 7820 recorded Playgroup games (2334 wins, 5394 losses).

How long do winning games with Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir take?

Wins with Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.

How many decks use Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir?

2,477 decks list Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,464 have played at least one recorded game.

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4060

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1483

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 143003

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 1 minute

No. decks for this commander 2477

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1464

No. games played with this commander 7820

Total hours played about 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1688	Kempiano	42	23	55 %
2	1676	Thiago Trein de Borba	25	14	56 %
3	1642	Kalvin	17	12	71 %
4	1630	TrueConvictionMTG	13	7	54 %
5	1591	Wilcore	19	10	53 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir wins, 75.5% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

75.5%

Commander Damage

13.48%

Non Combat Damage

5.54%

Alternative

3.55%

Combo

1.61%

Mill

0.32%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 2395 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir decks that leave them out.

+11.9 pp

Top card: True Conviction

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	True Conviction 156 games	+11.9 pp	156
2	Knight Exemplar 1,008 games	+11.8 pp	1,008
3	Herald of Hoofbeats 988 games	+8.7 pp	988
4	Dion, Bahamut's Dominant // Bahamut, Warden of Light 395 games	+4.6 pp	395
5	Azorius Signet 262 games	+4.4 pp	262
6	Kindred Dominance 138 games	+3.0 pp	138
7	Virtue of Loyalty // Ardenvale Fealty 419 games	+2.9 pp	419
8	Teferi's Ageless Insight 442 games	+2.8 pp	442
9	Flare of Fortitude 130 games	+2.5 pp	130
10	Cathars' Crusade 103 games	+2.5 pp	103

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Counterspell 411 games	+2.3 pp	411
12	Dovin's Veto 333 games	+1.8 pp	333
13	Squall, SeeD Mercenary 102 games	+1.7 pp	102
14	Banner of Kinship Signature build 65 games · Signature build	+1.7 pp	65
15	Battle Angels of Tyr 425 games	+1.4 pp	425

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?

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir wins 40.0% of games from position 6 and 21.23% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.55% n=2245

Seat 2

31.31% n=2309

Seat 3

24.13% n=1730

Seat 4

21.23% n=1102

Seat 5

24.66% n=148

Seat 6

40.0% n=15

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir wins 29.48% after 0 mulligans and 22.22% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

29.48% n=3594

1 mulligan

32.07% n=1121

2 mulligans

25.95% n=370

3 mulligans

22.45% n=98

4 mulligans

28.57% n=21

5 mulligans

22.22% n=9

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir 3.68/5 on average, across 5219 self-reports.

3.68 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.6% of the time across 2402 tracked wins.

33.6 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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