Xanathar, Guild Kingpin

Global Commander Stats

81 Wins

354 Losses

Summary

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 435 recorded Playgroup games, winning 18% of them (81–354) at an Elo of 1,458, ranking #3656 globally.

Wins average 11 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.35 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Jun 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 435 recorded Playgroup games (81 wins, 354 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?

215 decks list Xanathar, Guild Kingpin as their commander on Playgroup, of which 118 have played at least one recorded game.

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3656

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1458

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.35

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 215

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 118

No. games played with this commander 435

Total hours played 6 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1527	Mini_Manz	7	2	29 %
2	1521	Settra	9	2	22 %
3	1489	Gorzak	5	0	0 %
4	1488	MonstahBR	1	0	0 %
5	1477	Robinvdp	2	0	0 %

How does this commander win?

When Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wins, 61.02% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

61.02%

Non Combat Damage

11.86%

Mill

10.17%

Combo

6.78%

Commander Damage

6.78%

Poison

1.69%

Alternative

1.69%

Avg win turn 10.6 based on 86 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wins 25.62% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

25.62% n=121

Seat 2

19.12% n=136

Seat 3

14.42% n=104

Seat 4

14.06% n=64

Seat 5

20.0% n=10

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wins 17.12% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

17.12% n=222

1 mulligan

15.09% n=53

2 mulligans

7.69% n=13

3 mulligans

0.0% n=4

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

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 312 self-reports.

3.55 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Xanathar, Guild Kingpin wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.8% of the time across 86 tracked wins.

62.8 \%

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.