Commander

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 34%
242 Wins
455 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 708 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (242–455) at an Elo of 1,626, ranking #375 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 706186 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zaffai, Thunder Conductor's win rate?
Zaffai, Thunder Conductor has a 34% win rate across 708 recorded Playgroup games (242 wins, 455 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: 9 days.
How many decks use Zaffai, Thunder Conductor?
282 decks list Zaffai, Thunder Conductor as their commander on Playgroup, of which 180 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
375
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1626
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 706186
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.73
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 282
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 180
No. games played with this commander 708
Total hours played 9 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1565 Davisx3m 23 10
2 1557 Data Priest 2 2
3 1544 Ryan 1 1
4 1536 Rice_Celery 1 1
5 1521 stab388 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins, 45.93% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
45.93%
Non Combat Damage
32.56%
Combo
15.12%
Alternative
4.07%
Commander Damage
1.16%
Poison
0.58%
Mill
0.58%
Avg win turn 9.3 based on 246 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins 39.18% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.18% n=194
2
Seat 2
33.64% n=214
3
Seat 3
27.04% n=159
4
Seat 4
34.44% n=90
5
Seat 5
11.11% n=18
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins 34.16% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.16% n=243
1
1 mulligan
38.24% n=136
2
2 mulligans
23.26% n=43
3
3 mulligans
44.44% n=9
4
4 mulligans
25.0% n=4
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zaffai, Thunder Conductor 3.76/5 on average, across 496 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.4% of the time across 246 tracked wins.

35.4 \%
Head to head

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.

Top 5 best matchups

Osgir, the Reconstructor commander art
60.0%
Magnus the Red commander art
Magnus the Red 12 games
50.0%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 13 games
46.15%
Kenrith, the Returned King commander art
41.67%
Queza, Augur of Agonies commander art
38.71%

Top 5 worst matchups

Giada, Font of Hope commander art
7.69%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
8.33%
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy commander art
9.09%
Hearthhull, the Worldseed commander art
20.0%
Kyler, Sigardian Emissary commander art
20.0%