Commander

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

187 Wins

376 Losses

Overview

Summary

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 568 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (187–376) at an Elo of 1,625, ranking #391 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 9 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival's win rate?

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival has a 32% win rate across 568 recorded Playgroup games (187 wins, 376 losses).

How long do winning games with Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival take?

Wins with Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 days.

How many decks use Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival?

208 decks list Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival as their commander on Playgroup, of which 126 have played at least one recorded game.

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

391

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1625

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 9

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.54

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 208

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 126

No. games played with this commander 568

Total hours played 6 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1569	Tatsuya	2	2	100 %
2	1565	Proto	6	3	50 %
3	1563	Xdecifer	32	9	28 %
4	1557	Catetãokiller69	4	2	67 %
5	1550	xXDoomsayerXx	11	4	36 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins, 63.29% of wins come via alternative across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Alternative

63.29%

Commander Damage

14.56%

Combat

13.29%

Non Combat Damage

3.8%

Combo

2.53%

Poison

1.9%

Mill

0.63%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 184 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins 36.75% of games from position 1 and 23.53% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

36.75% n=166

Seat 2

35.1% n=151

Seat 3

27.61% n=134

Seat 4

27.08% n=96

Seat 5

23.53% n=17

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins 36.04% after 0 mulligans and 25.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.04% n=197

1 mulligan

28.33% n=120

2 mulligans

35.56% n=45

3 mulligans

13.33% n=15

4 mulligans

25.0% n=4

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival 3.94/5 on average, across 385 self-reports.

3.94 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.0% of the time across 188 tracked wins.

34.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.