Commander

Vial Smasher the Fierce

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 28%
666 Wins
1707 Losses
Overview

Summary

Vial Smasher the Fierce is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,378 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (666–1707) at an Elo of 1,718, ranking #25 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Vial Smasher the Fierce's win rate?
Vial Smasher the Fierce has a 28% win rate across 2378 recorded Playgroup games (666 wins, 1707 losses).
How long do winning games with Vial Smasher the Fierce take?
Wins with Vial Smasher the Fierce take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 29 days.
How many decks use Vial Smasher the Fierce?
640 decks list Vial Smasher the Fierce as their commander on Playgroup, of which 381 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
25
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1718
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 640
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 381
No. games played with this commander 2378
Total hours played 29 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
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3 1575 creepyfridge 9 3
4 1567 Marsharoom 20 7
5 1557 Incraut 4 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Vial Smasher the Fierce wins, 56.79% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
56.79%
Combat
29.43%
Combo
4.34%
Alternative
4.34%
Commander Damage
3.4%
Mill
1.32%
Poison
0.38%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 676 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Vial Smasher the Fierce

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Vial Smasher the Fierce decks that leave them out.

+11.7 pp
Top card: Reliquary Tower
Show 2 more (ranks 11-12)
# Card Lift
11
Watery Grave
Watery Grave 138 games
+0.2 pp
12
Island
Island 136 games
+0.1 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?

Vial Smasher the Fierce wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 16.88% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.72% n=671
2
Seat 2
30.48% n=694
3
Seat 3
24.77% n=549
4
Seat 4
16.88% n=385
5
Seat 5
23.68% n=38
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Vial Smasher the Fierce wins 29.7% after 0 mulligans and 40.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
29.7% n=862
1
1 mulligan
25.08% n=327
2
2 mulligans
29.17% n=144
3
3 mulligans
25.81% n=62
4
4 mulligans
16.67% n=12
5
5 mulligans
40.0% n=5
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Vial Smasher the Fierce 3.84/5 on average, across 1420 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Vial Smasher the Fierce wins, opponents flag the game as salty 28.8% of the time across 681 tracked wins.

28.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Vial Smasher the Fierce. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Top 5 worst matchups

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