Vial Smasher the Fierce

Global Commander Stats

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579 Wins

1515 Losses

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Summary

Vial Smasher the Fierce is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,094 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (579–1515) at an Elo of 1,484, ranking #3345 globally.

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

Last full refresh 22 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 2094 recorded Playgroup games (579 wins, 1515 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?

555 decks list Vial Smasher the Fierce as their commander on Playgroup, of which 322 have played at least one recorded game.

Vial Smasher the Fierce Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

3345

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1484

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 555

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 322

No. games played with this commander 2094

Total hours played 20 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1738	AnaVamp	18	14	78 %
2	1606	Gleeful Simulacrum	11	6	55 %
3	1557	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, 57.11% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

57.11%

Combat

28.67%

Alternative

4.6%

Combo

4.16%

Commander Damage

3.5%

Mill

1.53%

Poison

0.44%

Avg win turn 8.7 based on 589 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

34.47% n=586

Seat 2

29.87% n=606

Seat 3

24.7% n=494

Seat 4

17.39% n=345

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 28.95% after 0 mulligans and 40.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.95% n=798

1 mulligan

24.3% n=284

2 mulligans

30.95% n=126

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 1233 self-reports.

3.83 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Vial Smasher the Fierce wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.0% of the time across 592 tracked wins.

60.0 \%

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.