Commander

Lazav, Familiar Stranger

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 25%
46 Wins
137 Losses
Overview

Summary

Lazav, Familiar Stranger is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 184 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (46137) at an Elo of 1,509, ranking #1867 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.52 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Lazav, Familiar Stranger's win rate?
Lazav, Familiar Stranger has a 25% win rate across 184 recorded Playgroup games (46 wins, 137 losses).
How long do winning games with Lazav, Familiar Stranger take?
Wins with Lazav, Familiar Stranger take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use Lazav, Familiar Stranger?
68 decks list Lazav, Familiar Stranger as their commander on Playgroup, of which 44 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1867
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1509
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 68
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 44
No. games played with this commander 184
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1546 Kyokugen 3 3
2 1509 Oren Knoper 6 3
3 1500 Dare 1 0
4 1500 MacAndrews 1 0
5 1489 Seeroid 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins, 42.11% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
42.11%
Combat
39.47%
Mill
13.16%
Alternative
2.63%
Non Combat Damage
2.63%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 49 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins 35.48% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.48% n=62
2
Seat 2
19.67% n=61
3
Seat 3
18.42% n=38
4
Seat 4
26.67% n=30
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins 27.54% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.54% n=69
1
1 mulligan
28.57% n=28
2
2 mulligans
16.67% n=6
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Lazav, Familiar Stranger 3.91/5 on average, across 158 self-reports.

3.91 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins, opponents flag the game as salty 83.7% of the time across 49 tracked wins.

83.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
27.27%

Top 5 worst matchups

Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
27.27%