Commander

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 27%
143 Wins
364 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 512 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (143–364) at an Elo of 1,546, ranking #1197 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zul Ashur, Lich Lord's win rate?
Zul Ashur, Lich Lord has a 27% win rate across 512 recorded Playgroup games (143 wins, 364 losses).
How long do winning games with Zul Ashur, Lich Lord take?
Wins with Zul Ashur, Lich Lord take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.
How many decks use Zul Ashur, Lich Lord?
128 decks list Zul Ashur, Lich Lord as their commander on Playgroup, of which 79 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1197
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1546
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.54
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 128
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 79
No. games played with this commander 512
Total hours played 6 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1538 Shane3779 1 1
2 1517 Rags 4 2
3 1512 sam 1 1
4 1507 Killa954 14 5
5 1502 PhoenixBWB 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zul Ashur, Lich Lord wins, 58.14% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
58.14%
Non Combat Damage
31.4%
Alternative
5.81%
Combo
2.33%
Commander Damage
2.33%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 146 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Zul Ashur, Lich Lord decks that leave them out.

+1.7 pp
Top card: Reanimate
# Card Lift
1
Reanimate
Reanimate 56 games · Signature build
+1.7 pp
2
Midnight Reaper
Midnight Reaper 65 games
+1.2 pp
3
Stitcher's Supplier
Stitcher's Supplier 57 games
+0.2 pp

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?

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord wins 38.41% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
38.41% n=151
2
Seat 2
28.95% n=190
3
Seat 3
20.87% n=115
4
Seat 4
11.29% n=62
5
Seat 5
12.5% n=8
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zul Ashur, Lich Lord wins 21.89% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
21.89% n=201
1
1 mulligan
30.56% n=72
2
2 mulligans
25.0% n=12
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zul Ashur, Lich Lord 3.85/5 on average, across 394 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zul Ashur, Lich Lord wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.6% of the time across 146 tracked wins.

72.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Zul Ashur, Lich Lord. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Kamahl, Fist of Krosa commander art
54.55%
Hakbal of the Surging Soul commander art
45.45%
Slimefoot, the Stowaway commander art
41.67%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
9.09%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
13.33%
Kaalia of the Vast commander art
16.67%
Zur, Eternal Schemer commander art
21.05%