Commander

Y'shtola Rhul

Global commander stats

All Blue commanders

69 Wins

183 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Y'shtola Rhul is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 253 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (69–183) at an Elo of 1,539, ranking #1298 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.53 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 30 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Y'shtola Rhul's win rate?

Y'shtola Rhul has a 27% win rate across 253 recorded Playgroup games (69 wins, 183 losses).

How long do winning games with Y'shtola Rhul take?

Wins with Y'shtola Rhul take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.

How many decks use Y'shtola Rhul?

73 decks list Y'shtola Rhul as their commander on Playgroup, of which 47 have played at least one recorded game.

Y'shtola Rhul Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1298

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1539

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.53

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 73

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 47

No. games played with this commander 253

Total hours played 3 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1500	HumbleBiscuits	4	2	50 %
2	1489	LeCHAT	1	0	0 %
3	1488	Fakke	1	0	0 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Y'shtola Rhul wins, 40.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

40.0%

Alternative

20.0%

Combo

16.67%

Non Combat Damage

16.67%

Mill

5.0%

Poison

1.67%

Avg win turn 10.3 based on 71 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Y'shtola Rhul wins 34.38% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

33.33% n=72

Seat 2

34.38% n=64

Seat 3

21.31% n=61

Seat 4

13.64% n=44

Seat 5

20.0% n=5

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Y'shtola Rhul wins 34.94% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.94% n=83

1 mulligan

23.91% n=46

2 mulligans

17.65% n=34

3 mulligans

0.0% n=6

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Y'shtola Rhul 3.51/5 on average, across 183 self-reports.

3.51 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Y'shtola Rhul wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.0% of the time across 71 tracked wins.

69.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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