Commander

Zurgo and Ojutai

Global commander stats

All Jeskai commanders

144 Wins

263 Losses

Overview

Summary

Zurgo and Ojutai is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 407 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (144–263) at an Elo of 1,706, ranking #46 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.8 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 24 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zurgo and Ojutai's win rate?

Zurgo and Ojutai has a 35% win rate across 407 recorded Playgroup games (144 wins, 263 losses).

How long do winning games with Zurgo and Ojutai take?

Wins with Zurgo and Ojutai take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.

How many decks use Zurgo and Ojutai?

142 decks list Zurgo and Ojutai as their commander on Playgroup, of which 81 have played at least one recorded game.

Zurgo and Ojutai Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1706

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 7

Average kills per game 0.8

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 142

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 81

No. games played with this commander 407

Total hours played 5 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1674	BIZARRO	17	12	71 %
2	1488	littlecoffeefox	2	1	50 %
3	1488	Mass Land Destruction	1	0	0 %
4	1437	Rondie	11	2	18 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zurgo and Ojutai wins, 56.31% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

56.31%

Non Combat Damage

23.3%

Commander Damage

7.77%

Combo

6.8%

Mill

2.91%

Alternative

2.91%

Avg win turn 9.1 based on 146 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Zurgo and Ojutai

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

+7.8 pp

Top card: Prairie Stream

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Prairie Stream Signature build 53 games · Signature build	+7.8 pp	53
2	Mystic Monastery Signature build 53 games · Signature build	+7.8 pp	53
3	Battlefield Forge Signature build 55 games · Signature build	+4.7 pp	55
4	Shivan Reef Signature build 48 games · Signature build	+2.6 pp	48

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?

Zurgo and Ojutai wins 42.2% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.76% n=98

Seat 2

42.2% n=109

Seat 3

30.0% n=90

Seat 4

30.12% n=83

Seat 5

25.0% n=4

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zurgo and Ojutai wins 35.75% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.75% n=207

1 mulligan

36.92% n=65

2 mulligans

13.64% n=22

3 mulligans

44.44% n=9

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zurgo and Ojutai 3.62/5 on average, across 272 self-reports.

3.62 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zurgo and Ojutai wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.1% of the time across 146 tracked wins.

67.1 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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