Commander

Zidane, Tantalus Thief

Global commander stats

All Boros commanders

91 Wins

211 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Zidane, Tantalus Thief is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 302 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (91–211) at an Elo of 1,540, ranking #1230 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 1166923 damage dealt and 0.56 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Aug 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 302 recorded Playgroup games (91 wins, 211 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?

105 decks list Zidane, Tantalus Thief as their commander on Playgroup, of which 75 have played at least one recorded game.

Zidane, Tantalus Thief Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1230

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1540

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1166923

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 105

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 75

No. games played with this commander 302

Total hours played 4 days

Community

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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 22.22% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.38% n=105

Seat 2

32.05% n=78

Seat 3

26.67% n=60

Seat 4

22.22% n=45

Seat 5

28.57% n=7

Seat 6

33.33% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins 27.63% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

27.63% n=76

1 mulligan

31.03% n=58

2 mulligans

26.32% n=19

3 mulligans

0.0% n=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 188 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.