Commander

Lazav, Familiar Stranger

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 25%
44 Wins
126 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Lazav, Familiar Stranger is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 170 recorded Playgroup games, winning 25% of them (44126) at an Elo of 1,589, ranking #634 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.54 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 170 recorded Playgroup games (44 wins, 126 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?
63 decks list Lazav, Familiar Stranger as their commander on Playgroup, of which 40 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
634
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1589
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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 0.54
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 63
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 40
No. games played with this commander 170
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 1488 ArloArts 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins, 41.67% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
41.67%
Commander Damage
41.67%
Mill
11.11%
Alternative
2.78%
Non Combat Damage
2.78%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 47 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins 32.73% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.73% n=55
2
Seat 2
22.22% n=54
3
Seat 3
16.67% n=36
4
Seat 4
27.59% n=29
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins 28.36% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.36% n=67
1
1 mulligan
30.77% n=26
2
2 mulligans
20.0% n=5
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=2
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 147 self-reports.

3.91 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins, opponents flag the game as salty 83.0% of the time across 47 tracked wins.

83.0 \%
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%