Commander

Azlask, the Swelling Scourge

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} All Five Color commanders
Win Rate 26%
621 Wins
1758 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Azlask, the Swelling Scourge is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,387 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (6211758) at an Elo of 1,425, ranking #4365 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 204972 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Azlask, the Swelling Scourge's win rate?
Azlask, the Swelling Scourge has a 26% win rate across 2387 recorded Playgroup games (621 wins, 1758 losses).
How long do winning games with Azlask, the Swelling Scourge take?
Wins with Azlask, the Swelling Scourge take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.
How many decks use Azlask, the Swelling Scourge?
961 decks list Azlask, the Swelling Scourge as their commander on Playgroup, of which 560 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4365
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1425
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 204972
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.54
Average turn length 4 minutes
No. decks for this commander 961
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 560
No. games played with this commander 2387
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1592 Xjramoutar 17 11
2 1562 Drajul 42 29
3 1555 MeaCulpa 3 2
4 1553 Melli 7 3
5 1552 CasualSuperman 7 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Azlask, the Swelling Scourge wins, 74.46% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
74.46%
Non Combat Damage
9.11%
Alternative
8.12%
Combo
3.96%
Commander Damage
3.37%
Poison
0.79%
Mill
0.2%
Avg win turn 9.4 based on 640 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Azlask, the Swelling Scourge

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Azlask, the Swelling Scourge decks that leave them out.

+5.7 pp
Top card: Spawn-Gang Commander

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Azlask, the Swelling Scourge wins 32.06% of games from position 1 and 11.11% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.06% n=733
2
Seat 2
27.12% n=708
3
Seat 3
21.16% n=605
4
Seat 4
16.95% n=295
5
Seat 5
21.74% n=46
6
Seat 6
11.11% n=9
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Azlask, the Swelling Scourge wins 24.54% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.54% n=1369
1
1 mulligan
31.88% n=378
2
2 mulligans
23.48% n=115
3
3 mulligans
12.12% n=33
4
4 mulligans
100.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
25.0% n=4
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Azlask, the Swelling Scourge 3.66/5 on average, across 1700 self-reports.

3.66 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Azlask, the Swelling Scourge wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.0% of the time across 641 tracked wins.

75.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Azlask, the Swelling Scourge. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups