Commander

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd

Global commander stats

All Jund commanders Featured in Edge of Eternities

897 Wins

2182 Losses

Overview

Summary

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,103 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (897–2182) at an Elo of 1,557, ranking #1028 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 45 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 19 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Szarel, Genesis Shepherd's win rate?

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd has a 28% win rate across 3103 recorded Playgroup games (897 wins, 2182 losses).

How long do winning games with Szarel, Genesis Shepherd take?

Wins with Szarel, Genesis Shepherd take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.

How many decks use Szarel, Genesis Shepherd?

1,021 decks list Szarel, Genesis Shepherd as their commander on Playgroup, of which 740 have played at least one recorded game.

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1028

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1557

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 45

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.6

Average turn length 3 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1021

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 740

No. games played with this commander 3103

Total hours played about 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1568	Ronald Reuma de derde	8	5	63 %
2	1562	Arak	22	7	32 %
3	1537	Bobosch	2	2	100 %
4	1535	pdj1183	3	3	100 %
5	1535	AarickR99	3	3	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wins, 71.92% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

71.92%

Non Combat Damage

16.07%

Commander Damage

5.77%

Alternative

4.37%

Combo

1.56%

Mill

0.31%

Avg win turn 9.0 based on 930 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wins 38.36% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.36% n=1001

Seat 2

29.2% n=1005

Seat 3

23.61% n=703

Seat 4

19.12% n=387

Seat 5

11.48% n=61

Seat 6

0.0% n=4

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wins 27.56% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

27.56% n=909

1 mulligan

28.99% n=507

2 mulligans

20.78% n=154

3 mulligans

32.86% n=35

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

5 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Szarel, Genesis Shepherd 3.65/5 on average, across 2169 self-reports.

3.65 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wins, opponents flag the game as salty 70.8% of the time across 934 tracked wins.

70.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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