Vial Smasher the Fierce

Global Commander Stats

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577 Wins

1503 Losses

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Summary

Vial Smasher the Fierce is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,080 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (577–1503) at an Elo of 1,526, ranking #1454 globally.

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

Last full refresh 15 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 2080 recorded Playgroup games (577 wins, 1503 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?

553 decks list Vial Smasher the Fierce as their commander on Playgroup, of which 323 have played at least one recorded game.

Vial Smasher the Fierce Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1454

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1526

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 553

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 323

No. games played with this commander 2080

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, 56.92% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage

56.92%

Combat

28.79%

Alternative

4.62%

Combo

4.18%

Commander Damage

3.52%

Mill

1.54%

Poison

0.44%

Avg win turn 8.7 based on 587 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

34.42% n=584

Seat 2

29.9% n=602

Seat 3

24.85% n=491

Seat 4

17.49% n=343

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 29.0% after 0 mulligans and 40.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

29.0% n=793

1 mulligan

24.47% n=282

2 mulligans

30.89% n=123

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 1223 self-reports.

3.83 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Vial Smasher the Fierce wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.2% of the time across 590 tracked wins.

60.2 \%

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.