Commander

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

Global commander stats

All Black commanders

154 Wins

318 Losses

Overview

Summary

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 482 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (154–318) at an Elo of 1,667, ranking #146 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 10 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Oct 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 31% win rate across 482 recorded Playgroup games (154 wins, 318 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: 5 days.

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

175 decks list Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival as their commander on Playgroup, of which 105 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

146

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1667

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 10

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 175

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 105

No. games played with this commander 482

Total hours played 5 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1569	Tatsuya	2	2	100 %
2	1557	Catetãokiller69	4	2	67 %
3	1550	xXDoomsayerXx	11	4	36 %
4	1548	jaxorc	1	1	100 %
5	1536	JebusCreebus	2	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins, 62.88% of wins come via alternative across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Alternative

62.88%

Commander Damage

14.39%

Combat

13.64%

Non Combat Damage

4.55%

Poison

2.27%

Combo

1.52%

Mill

0.76%

Avg win turn 9.2 based on 154 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival decks that leave them out.

+4.6 pp

Top card: Tragic Slip

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Confidence	Games
1	Tragic Slip 58 games	+4.6 pp		58
2	Go for the Throat 42 games	+3.6 pp		42

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?

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins 35.66% of games from position 1 and 25.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

35.66% n=143

Seat 2

33.86% n=127

Seat 3

26.72% n=116

Seat 4

28.05% n=82

Seat 5

25.0% n=16

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins 35.87% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.87% n=184

1 mulligan

29.91% n=107

2 mulligans

30.0% n=40

3 mulligans

14.29% n=14

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

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 352 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 80.1% of the time across 156 tracked wins.

80.1 \%

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.