Zidane, Tantalus Thief

Global Commander Stats

90 Wins

206 Losses

Summary

Zidane, Tantalus Thief is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 296 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (90–206) at an Elo of 1,524, ranking #1488 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zidane, Tantalus Thief's win rate?

Zidane, Tantalus Thief has a 30% win rate across 296 recorded Playgroup games (90 wins, 206 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?

101 decks list Zidane, Tantalus Thief as their commander on Playgroup, of which 72 have played at least one recorded game.

Zidane, Tantalus Thief Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1488

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1524

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.56

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 101

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 72

No. games played with this commander 296

Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
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How does this commander win?

When Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins, 67.8% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

67.8%

Non Combat Damage

16.95%

Commander Damage

8.47%

Alternative

6.78%

Avg win turn 8.6 based on 91 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins 33.33% of games from position 6 and 22.22% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.38% n=105

Seat 2

32.47% n=77

Seat 3

27.12% n=59

Seat 4

22.22% n=45

Seat 5

28.57% n=7

Seat 6

33.33% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins 28.77% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.77% n=73

1 mulligan

31.03% n=58

2 mulligans

31.25% n=16

3 mulligans

0.0% n=4

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zidane, Tantalus Thief 3.77/5 on average, across 185 self-reports.

3.77 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins, opponents flag the game as salty 56.0% of the time across 91 tracked wins.

56.0 \%

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.