Commander

Zurgo Stormrender

Global commander stats

All Mardu commanders Featured in Tarkir Dragonstorm

2667 Wins

5648 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Zurgo Stormrender is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 8,322 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (2667–5648) at an Elo of 1,593, ranking #580 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 17541 damage dealt and 0.76 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 2 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zurgo Stormrender's win rate?

Zurgo Stormrender has a 32% win rate across 8322 recorded Playgroup games (2667 wins, 5648 losses).

How long do winning games with Zurgo Stormrender take?

Wins with Zurgo Stormrender take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 months.

How many decks use Zurgo Stormrender?

2,037 decks list Zurgo Stormrender as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,482 have played at least one recorded game.

Zurgo Stormrender Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

580

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1593

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 17541

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.76

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 2037

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1482

No. games played with this commander 8322

Total hours played 4 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1692	Diogoelias	19	12	63 %
2	1683	Drakorex	8	7	88 %
3	1674	Hobbes	52	22	42 %
4	1654	El Admin	23	15	68 %
5	1620	Gabriel	4	4	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zurgo Stormrender wins, 58.92% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

58.92%

Non Combat Damage

35.59%

Commander Damage

2.19%

Alternative

1.83%

Combo

1.37%

Mill

0.1%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 2722 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Zurgo Stormrender

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

+13.5 pp

Top card: Sulfurous Springs

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Sulfurous Springs Signature build 78 games · Signature build	+13.5 pp	78
2	Zulaport Cutthroat 185 games	+11.2 pp	185
3	Anguished Unmaking 127 games	+7.9 pp	127
4	Path to Exile 176 games	+7.7 pp	176
5	Yawgmoth, Thran Physician 96 games	+7.3 pp	96
6	Talisman of Indulgence Signature build 78 games · Signature build	+4.4 pp	78
7	Marsh Flats 105 games	+4.3 pp	105
8	Swords to Plowshares 571 games	+4.2 pp	571
9	Diabolic Intent Signature build 67 games · Signature build	+4.1 pp	67
10	Reconnaissance 214 games	+4.1 pp	214

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#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Blood Crypt 203 games	+3.7 pp	203
12	Mardu Siegebreaker 274 games	+3.7 pp	274
13	Flawless Maneuver 88 games	+3.1 pp	88
14	Godless Shrine 209 games	+2.8 pp	209
15	Dalkovan Packbeasts Signature build 136 games · Signature build	+2.7 pp	136

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?

Zurgo Stormrender wins 38.9% of games from position 1 and 23.21% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.9% n=2483

Seat 2

32.4% n=2435

Seat 3

27.63% n=2038

Seat 4

25.82% n=1278

Seat 5

23.21% n=168

Seat 6

27.78% n=18

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zurgo Stormrender wins 32.06% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.06% n=2233

1 mulligan

33.84% n=1358

2 mulligans

30.71% n=495

3 mulligans

31.54% n=149

4 mulligans

40.0% n=25

5 mulligans

22.22% n=9

6 mulligans

50.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zurgo Stormrender 3.76/5 on average, across 5760 self-reports.

3.76 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zurgo Stormrender wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.2% of the time across 2730 tracked wins.

66.2 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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