Commander

Lazav, Familiar Stranger

Global commander stats {U} {B} All Dimir commanders
Win Rate 24%
40 Wins
125 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Lazav, Familiar Stranger is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 165 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (40125) at an Elo of 1,520, ranking #1588 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.53 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 24% win rate across 165 recorded Playgroup games (40 wins, 125 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?
61 decks list Lazav, Familiar Stranger as their commander on Playgroup, of which 38 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1588
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1520
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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 0.53
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 61
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 38
No. games played with this commander 165
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1509 Oren Knoper 6 3
2 1500 Dare 1 0
3 1500 MacAndrews 1 0
4 1488 ArloArts 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins, 43.75% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
43.75%
Commander Damage
37.5%
Mill
12.5%
Alternative
3.13%
Non Combat Damage
3.13%
Avg win turn 8.9 based on 43 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins 31.48% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.48% n=54
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 26.15% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.15% n=65
1
1 mulligan
28.0% n=25
2
2 mulligans
0.0% n=4
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 3.9/5 on average, across 142 self-reports.

3.9 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Lazav, Familiar Stranger wins, opponents flag the game as salty 81.4% of the time across 43 tracked wins.

81.4 \%
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%