Commander

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain

Global commander stats {B} {G} {U} All Sultai commanders
Win Rate 22%
223 Wins
753 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 981 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (223753) at an Elo of 1,424, ranking #4319 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 29 damage dealt and 0.5 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Xavier Sal, Infested Captain's win rate?
Xavier Sal, Infested Captain has a 22% win rate across 981 recorded Playgroup games (223 wins, 753 losses).
How long do winning games with Xavier Sal, Infested Captain take?
Wins with Xavier Sal, Infested Captain take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 12 days.
How many decks use Xavier Sal, Infested Captain?
398 decks list Xavier Sal, Infested Captain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 214 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4319
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1424
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 29
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.5
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 398
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 214
No. games played with this commander 981
Total hours played 12 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1640 JH_Goblin 11 8
2 1598 NerdHerder 12 6
3 1591 LemurKronicles 4 3
4 1536 KrustyKrabPizza 1 1
5 1522 MadHatter 6 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Xavier Sal, Infested Captain wins, 58.82% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
58.82%
Poison
17.65%
Non Combat Damage
10.59%
Alternative
6.47%
Combo
3.53%
Commander Damage
2.94%
Avg win turn 9.7 based on 227 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Xavier Sal, Infested Captain wins 28.62% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
28.62% n=283
2
Seat 2
22.29% n=314
3
Seat 3
20.18% n=228
4
Seat 4
17.21% n=122
5
Seat 5
6.67% n=15
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Xavier Sal, Infested Captain wins 22.57% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
22.57% n=505
1
1 mulligan
19.77% n=172
2
2 mulligans
26.98% n=63
3
3 mulligans
14.29% n=14
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Xavier Sal, Infested Captain 3.59/5 on average, across 722 self-reports.

3.59 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Xavier Sal, Infested Captain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.8% of the time across 226 tracked wins.

66.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Xavier Sal, Infested Captain. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Ranar the Ever-Watchful commander art
72.73%
Rin and Seri, Inseparable commander art
60.0%
Kaalia of the Vast commander art
45.45%
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin commander art
45.45%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 16 games
43.75%

Top 5 worst matchups