Commander

Zurgo, Thunder's Decree

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders
Win Rate 29%
294 Wins
711 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zurgo, Thunder's Decree is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,012 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (294–711) at an Elo of 1,446, ranking #4778 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zurgo, Thunder's Decree's win rate?
Zurgo, Thunder's Decree has a 29% win rate across 1012 recorded Playgroup games (294 wins, 711 losses).
How long do winning games with Zurgo, Thunder's Decree take?
Wins with Zurgo, Thunder's Decree take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 18 days.
How many decks use Zurgo, Thunder's Decree?
362 decks list Zurgo, Thunder's Decree as their commander on Playgroup, of which 244 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4778
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1446
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 3
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 362
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 244
No. games played with this commander 1012
Total hours played 18 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1535 Kevin HL 1 1
2 1522 Fnuggi 4 2
3 1517 Daniel 9 3
4 1513 Sander 2 1
5 1513 Cptn 4 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zurgo, Thunder's Decree wins, 76.38% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
76.38%
Non Combat Damage
17.59%
Commander Damage
3.52%
Alternative
2.01%
Combo
0.5%
Avg win turn 8.3 based on 306 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zurgo, Thunder's Decree wins 42.88% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.88% n=309
2
Seat 2
28.43% n=306
3
Seat 3
20.31% n=256
4
Seat 4
19.29% n=140
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=28
6
Seat 6
33.33% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zurgo, Thunder's Decree wins 28.05% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.05% n=287
1
1 mulligan
32.3% n=161
2
2 mulligans
25.53% n=47
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=16
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zurgo, Thunder's Decree 3.77/5 on average, across 687 self-reports.

3.77 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zurgo, Thunder's Decree wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.8% of the time across 307 tracked wins.

35.8 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
53.33%
Meren of Clan Nel Toth commander art
50.0%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
46.15%
Krenko, Mob Boss commander art
Krenko, Mob Boss 15 games
40.0%
Zurgo Stormrender commander art
38.46%

Top 5 worst matchups

Kotis, the Fangkeeper commander art
5.88%
Betor, Ancestor's Voice commander art
8.33%
Disa the Restless commander art
9.09%
Temmet, Naktamun's Will commander art
10.0%
Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
10.0%