Zaffai, Thunder Conductor

Global Commander Stats

All Izzet commanders

200 Wins

370 Losses

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Summary

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 570 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (200–370) at an Elo of 1,644, ranking #223 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 9 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 17 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zaffai, Thunder Conductor's win rate?

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor has a 35% win rate across 570 recorded Playgroup games (200 wins, 370 losses).

How long do winning games with Zaffai, Thunder Conductor take?

Wins with Zaffai, Thunder Conductor take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Zaffai, Thunder Conductor?

254 decks list Zaffai, Thunder Conductor as their commander on Playgroup, of which 158 have played at least one recorded game.

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

223

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1644

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 9

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.78

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 254

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 158

No. games played with this commander 570

Total hours played 8 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1557	Data Priest	2	2	100 %
2	1544	Ryan	1	1	100 %
3	1540	Davisx3m	20	8	40 %
4	1521	stab388	1	1	100 %
5	1505	Bojangles	6	3	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins, 44.27% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

44.27%

Non Combat Damage

31.3%

Combo

17.56%

Alternative

4.58%

Commander Damage

1.53%

Poison

0.76%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 203 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins 41.1% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.1% n=146

Seat 2

35.29% n=170

Seat 3

25.56% n=133

Seat 4

33.33% n=72

Seat 5

12.5% n=16

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins 34.1% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.1% n=217

1 mulligan

40.21% n=97

2 mulligans

24.24% n=33

3 mulligans

37.5% n=8

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zaffai, Thunder Conductor 3.8/5 on average, across 397 self-reports.

3.8 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.5% of the time across 203 tracked wins.

64.5 \%

Best and worst matchups

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