Vial Smasher the Fierce

Global Commander Stats

572 Wins

1488 Losses

Summary

Vial Smasher the Fierce is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,060 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (572–1488) at an Elo of 1,516, ranking #1651 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.68 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 8 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Vial Smasher the Fierce's win rate?

Vial Smasher the Fierce has a 27% win rate across 2060 recorded Playgroup games (572 wins, 1488 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: 20 days.

How many decks use Vial Smasher the Fierce?

548 decks list Vial Smasher the Fierce as their commander on Playgroup, of which 317 have played at least one recorded game.

Vial Smasher the Fierce Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1651

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1516

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.68

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 548

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 317

No. games played with this commander 2060

Total hours played 20 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1741	AnaVamp	18	14	78 %
2	1606	Gleeful Simulacrum	11	6	55 %
3	1559	Incraut	4	3	75 %
4	1545	creepyfridge	7	2	29 %
5	1533	Pride	11	6	55 %

How does this commander win?

When Vial Smasher the Fierce wins, 56.54% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

56.54%

Combat

29.05%

Alternative

4.66%

Combo

4.21%

Commander Damage

3.55%

Mill

1.55%

Poison

0.44%

Avg win turn 8.7 based on 581 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Vial Smasher the Fierce wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 15.63% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

34.38% n=576

Seat 2

30.15% n=597

Seat 3

24.9% n=486

Seat 4

17.06% n=340

Seat 5

15.63% n=32

Seat 6

50.0% n=4

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Vial Smasher the Fierce wins 28.72% after 0 mulligans and 40.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.72% n=787

1 mulligan

24.45% n=274

2 mulligans

31.15% n=122

3 mulligans

24.07% n=54

4 mulligans

18.18% n=11

5 mulligans

40.0% n=5

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Vial Smasher the Fierce 3.83/5 on average, across 1210 self-reports.

3.83 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Vial Smasher the Fierce wins, opponents flag the game as salty 59.9% of the time across 584 tracked wins.

59.9 \%

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.