Commander

Zidane, Tantalus Thief

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 29%
91 Wins
217 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Zidane, Tantalus Thief is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 308 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (91217) at an Elo of 1,478, ranking #3696 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1147266 damage dealt and 0.55 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zidane, Tantalus Thief's win rate?
Zidane, Tantalus Thief has a 29% win rate across 308 recorded Playgroup games (91 wins, 217 losses).
How long do winning games with Zidane, Tantalus Thief take?
Wins with Zidane, Tantalus Thief take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use Zidane, Tantalus Thief?
116 decks list Zidane, Tantalus Thief as their commander on Playgroup, of which 80 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3696
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1478
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1147266
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.55
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 116
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 80
No. games played with this commander 308
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1500 Gabriele De Feo 1 0
2 1488 Dominik 1 0
3 1488 VivaLaVidaLoca 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins, 68.33% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.33%
Non Combat Damage
16.67%
Commander Damage
8.33%
Alternative
6.67%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 91 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins 33.33% of games from position 6 and 20.41% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.38% n=105
2
Seat 2
32.05% n=78
3
Seat 3
25.81% n=62
4
Seat 4
20.41% n=49
5
Seat 5
28.57% n=7
6
Seat 6
33.33% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins 26.92% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.92% n=78
1
1 mulligan
30.51% n=59
2
2 mulligans
26.32% n=19
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=4
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zidane, Tantalus Thief 3.76/5 on average, across 195 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins, opponents flag the game as salty 55.4% of the time across 92 tracked wins.

55.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Zidane, Tantalus Thief. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
43.75%
Alania, Divergent Storm commander art
42.86%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
41.67%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
21.43%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
18.75%

Top 5 worst matchups

Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
9.09%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
18.75%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
21.43%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
41.67%
Alania, Divergent Storm commander art
42.86%