Commander

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

Global commander stats

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122 Wins

280 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 403 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (122–280) at an Elo of 1,602, ranking #519 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 11 damage dealt and 0.55 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Aug 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 30% win rate across 403 recorded Playgroup games (122 wins, 280 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 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

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

158 decks list Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival as their commander on Playgroup, of which 92 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

519

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1602

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 11

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.55

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 158

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 92

No. games played with this commander 403

Total hours played 4 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1569	Tatsuya	2	2	100 %
2	1550	xXDoomsayerXx	11	4	36 %
3	1548	jaxorc	1	1	100 %
4	1536	TheNovaSystem	1	1	100 %
5	1534	Tyler Laminack	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins, 60.38% of wins come via alternative across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Alternative

60.38%

Combat

15.09%

Commander Damage

14.15%

Non Combat Damage

4.72%

Poison

2.83%

Combo

1.89%

Mill

0.94%

Avg win turn 9.5 based on 122 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins 36.84% of games from position 2 and 7.69% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

29.73% n=111

Seat 2

36.84% n=95

Seat 3

24.0% n=100

Seat 4

24.24% n=66

Seat 5

7.69% n=13

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins 35.29% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.29% n=153

1 mulligan

26.32% n=95

2 mulligans

30.3% n=33

3 mulligans

15.38% n=13

4 mulligans

50.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival 3.93/5 on average, across 308 self-reports.

3.93 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins, opponents flag the game as salty 76.2% of the time across 122 tracked wins.

76.2 \%

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.