Commander

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin

Global commander stats

All Dimir commanders

86 Wins

377 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 464 recorded Playgroup games, winning 18% of them (86–377) at an Elo of 1,476, ranking #3588 globally.

Wins average 11 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.36 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Xanathar, Guild Kingpin's win rate?

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin has a 18% win rate across 464 recorded Playgroup games (86 wins, 377 losses).

How long do winning games with Xanathar, Guild Kingpin take?

Wins with Xanathar, Guild Kingpin take on average 11 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Xanathar, Guild Kingpin?

228 decks list Xanathar, Guild Kingpin as their commander on Playgroup, of which 127 have played at least one recorded game.

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3588

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1476

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.36

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 228

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 127

No. games played with this commander 464

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1528	Mini_Manz	7	2	29 %
2	1521	Settra	10	3	30 %
3	1500	Hidangrenn	1	0	0 %
4	1489	Gorzak	5	0	0 %
5	1488	MonstahBR	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wins, 61.9% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

61.9%

Non Combat Damage

11.11%

Mill

9.52%

Combo

7.94%

Commander Damage

6.35%

Poison

1.59%

Alternative

1.59%

Avg win turn 10.7 based on 91 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wins 26.15% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

26.15% n=130

Seat 2

19.18% n=146

Seat 3

14.02% n=107

Seat 4

12.86% n=70

Seat 5

20.0% n=10

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wins 16.52% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

16.52% n=230

1 mulligan

16.07% n=56

2 mulligans

6.25% n=16

3 mulligans

0.0% n=4

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Xanathar, Guild Kingpin 3.55/5 on average, across 330 self-reports.

3.55 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.6% of the time across 91 tracked wins.

62.6 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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