Commander

Zidane, Tantalus Thief

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 28%
109 Wins
266 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zidane, Tantalus Thief is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 389 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (109–266) at an Elo of 1,510, ranking #1884 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 953946 damage dealt and 0.52 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 28% win rate across 389 recorded Playgroup games (109 wins, 266 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: 7 days.
How many decks use Zidane, Tantalus Thief?
147 decks list Zidane, Tantalus Thief as their commander on Playgroup, of which 105 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1884
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1510
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 953946
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.52
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 147
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 105
No. games played with this commander 389
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1528 binaryviking 3 2
2 1522 SMOGGYxG 2 1
3 1500 Gabriele De Feo 1 0
4 1500 Zamedin Hoxha 1 0
5 1488 Bleato 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins, 68.57% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.57%
Non Combat Damage
17.14%
Commander Damage
7.14%
Alternative
5.71%
Combo
1.43%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 107 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Zidane, Tantalus Thief

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Zidane, Tantalus Thief decks that leave them out.

+7.4 pp
Top card: Xorn
# Card Lift
1
Xorn
Xorn 50 games
+7.4 pp
2
Professional Face-Breaker
Professional Face-Breaker 38 games
+2.3 pp
3
Magda, the Hoardmaster
Magda, the Hoardmaster 48 games
+0.0 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins 32.57% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
32.28% n=127
2
Seat 2
32.57% n=109
3
Seat 3
21.25% n=80
4
Seat 4
18.85% n=61
5
Seat 5
28.57% n=7
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins 27.08% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.08% n=96
1
1 mulligan
28.21% n=78
2
2 mulligans
21.74% n=23
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=5
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 3.82/5 on average, across 238 self-reports.

3.82 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zidane, Tantalus Thief wins, opponents flag the game as salty 36.4% of the time across 110 tracked wins.

36.4 \%
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

The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 10 games
50.0%
Alania, Divergent Storm commander art
46.67%
Satya, Aetherflux Genius commander art
41.67%
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
41.18%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
21.43%

Top 5 worst matchups

Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
9.09%
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed commander art
10.0%
Shorikai, Genesis Engine commander art
18.75%
Felothar the Steadfast commander art
20.0%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
21.43%