Commander

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor

Global commander stats

All Izzet commanders

207 Wins

375 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 582 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (207–375) at an Elo of 1,693, ranking #68 globally.

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

Last full refresh 1 Aug 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 582 recorded Playgroup games (207 wins, 375 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?

257 decks list Zaffai, Thunder Conductor as their commander on Playgroup, of which 160 have played at least one recorded game.

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1693

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

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 257

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 160

No. games played with this commander 582

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1557	Data Priest	2	2	100 %
2	1548	Davisx3m	21	9	43 %
3	1544	Ryan	1	1	100 %
4	1521	stab388	1	1	100 %
5	1505	jangoisbaddest	4	1	25 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins, 44.93% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

44.93%

Non Combat Damage

31.16%

Combo

16.67%

Alternative

5.07%

Commander Damage

1.45%

Poison

0.72%

Avg win turn 9.3 based on 211 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins 41.61% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.61% n=149

Seat 2

35.09% n=171

Seat 3

26.47% n=136

Seat 4

34.67% n=75

Seat 5

12.5% n=16

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins 34.08% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.08% n=223

1 mulligan

42.0% n=100

2 mulligans

26.47% n=34

3 mulligans

37.5% n=8

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

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 406 self-reports.

3.8 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zaffai, Thunder Conductor wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.4% of the time across 211 tracked wins.

65.4 \%

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.