Commander

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord

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

Summary

Zul Ashur, Lich Lord is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 496 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (138353) at an Elo of 1,507, ranking #1897 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 496 recorded Playgroup games (138 wins, 353 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: 5 days.
How many decks use Zul Ashur, Lich Lord?
125 decks list Zul Ashur, Lich Lord as their commander on Playgroup, of which 73 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1897
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1507
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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 125
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 74
No. games played with this commander 496
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1512 Rags 1 1
2 1502 PhoenixBWB 3 1
3 1502 SpaceGhostC2C 2 1
4 1491 asian_fister3000 1 0
5 1488 Funkays 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zul Ashur, Lich Lord wins, 59.04% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
59.04%
Non Combat Damage
31.33%
Alternative
4.82%
Combo
2.41%
Commander Damage
2.41%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 141 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.

+0.9 pp
Top card: Midnight Reaper
# Card Lift
1
Midnight Reaper
Midnight Reaper 59 games · Signature build
+0.9 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 39.04% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.04% n=146
2
Seat 2
28.26% n=184
3
Seat 3
20.72% n=111
4
Seat 4
11.48% n=61
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 22.11% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
22.11% n=199
1
1 mulligan
29.85% n=67
2
2 mulligans
27.27% n=11
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 384 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zul Ashur, Lich Lord wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.6% of the time across 141 tracked wins.

71.6 \%
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
10.0%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
13.33%
Kaalia of the Vast commander art
16.67%
Zur, Eternal Schemer commander art
21.05%