Commander

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival

Global commander stats

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109 Wins

257 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 367 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (109–257) at an Elo of 1,528, ranking #1435 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 12 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 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 29% win rate across 367 recorded Playgroup games (109 wins, 257 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?

139 decks list Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival as their commander on Playgroup, of which 87 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

1435

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1528

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 12

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.56

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 139

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 87

No. games played with this commander 367

Total hours played 4 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1537	Tatsuya	1	1	100 %
2	1534	Tyler Laminack	2	1	50 %
3	1528	Afro - sisco	16	6	38 %
4	1512	Crystalscourge	9	3	33 %
5	1503	xXDoomsayerXx	4	1	25 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins, 60.22% of wins come via alternative across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Alternative

60.22%

Commander Damage

16.13%

Combat

12.9%

Non Combat Damage

4.3%

Poison

3.23%

Combo

2.15%

Mill

1.08%

Avg win turn 9.6 based on 109 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins 36.67% of games from position 2 and 9.09% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

31.43% n=105

Seat 2

36.67% n=90

Seat 3

23.16% n=95

Seat 4

25.4% n=63

Seat 5

9.09% n=11

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zenos yae Galvus // Shinryu, Transcendent Rival wins 36.03% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.03% n=136

1 mulligan

25.0% n=88

2 mulligans

29.03% n=31

3 mulligans

0.0% n=10

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 3.94/5 on average, across 275 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 74.3% of the time across 109 tracked wins.

74.3 \%

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.