Commander

Zurgo Stormrender

Global commander stats

All Mardu commanders Featured in Tarkir Dragonstorm

2765 Wins

5828 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Zurgo Stormrender is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 8,607 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (2765–5828) at an Elo of 1,642, ranking #249 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 16998 damage dealt and 0.76 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zurgo Stormrender's win rate?

Zurgo Stormrender has a 32% win rate across 8607 recorded Playgroup games (2765 wins, 5828 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?

2,160 decks list Zurgo Stormrender as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,535 have played at least one recorded game.

Zurgo Stormrender Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

249

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1642

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 16998

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 2160

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1535

No. games played with this commander 8607

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	1620	Gabriel	4	4	100 %
5	1620	El Admin	25	15	63 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zurgo Stormrender wins, 59.4% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

59.4%

Non Combat Damage

35.2%

Commander Damage

2.16%

Alternative

1.77%

Combo

1.37%

Mill

0.1%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 2824 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.

+14.1 pp

Top card: Sulfurous Springs

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Sulfurous Springs Signature build 79 games · Signature build	+14.1 pp	79
2	Zulaport Cutthroat 190 games	+9.9 pp	190
3	Phyrexian Tower Signature build 67 games · Signature build	+8.1 pp	67
4	Path to Exile 181 games	+7.6 pp	181
5	Anguished Unmaking 128 games	+7.5 pp	128
6	Yawgmoth, Thran Physician 98 games	+6.2 pp	98
7	Reconnaissance 227 games	+4.2 pp	227
8	Talisman of Indulgence Signature build 81 games · Signature build	+4.1 pp	81
9	Anim Pakal, Thousandth Moon 291 games	+3.8 pp	291
10	Blood Crypt 209 games	+3.4 pp	209

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Marsh Flats 110 games	+3.3 pp	110
12	Charismatic Conqueror 122 games	+3.3 pp	122
13	Mardu Siegebreaker 284 games	+3.2 pp	284
14	Dalkovan Packbeasts Signature build 146 games · Signature build	+3.0 pp	146
15	Swords to Plowshares 611 games	+2.7 pp	611

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 39.02% of games from position 1 and 23.56% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.02% n=2555

Seat 2

32.75% n=2513

Seat 3

27.58% n=2092

Seat 4

25.82% n=1305

Seat 5

23.56% n=174

Seat 6

27.78% n=18

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zurgo Stormrender wins 32.04% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

32.04% n=2325

1 mulligan

33.63% n=1408

2 mulligans

30.92% n=511

3 mulligans

30.72% n=153

4 mulligans

38.46% n=26

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 5945 self-reports.

3.76 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zurgo Stormrender wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.4% of the time across 2832 tracked wins.

66.4 \%

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.