Commander

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd

Global commander stats {B} {R} {G} All Jund commanders Featured in Edge of Eternities
Win Rate 28%
826 Wins
2027 Losses
Overview

Summary

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,855 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (8262027) at an Elo of 1,565, ranking #910 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 48 damage dealt and 0.61 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Szarel, Genesis Shepherd's win rate?
Szarel, Genesis Shepherd has a 28% win rate across 2855 recorded Playgroup games (826 wins, 2027 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?
924 decks list Szarel, Genesis Shepherd as their commander on Playgroup, of which 678 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
910
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1565
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 48
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.61
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 924
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 678
No. games played with this commander 2855
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1568 Ronald Reuma de derde 8 5
2 1535 pdj1183 3 3
3 1526 Arak 21 6
4 1524 AarickR99 2 2
5 1516 cheffon 9 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wins, 70.76% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
70.76%
Non Combat Damage
17.11%
Commander Damage
5.81%
Alternative
4.49%
Combo
1.5%
Mill
0.33%
Avg win turn 9.0 based on 858 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Szarel, Genesis Shepherd

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Szarel, Genesis Shepherd decks that leave them out.

+0.3 pp
Top card: Tireless Tracker
# Card Lift
1
Tireless Tracker
Tireless Tracker 87 games
+0.3 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?

Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wins 37.99% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
37.99% n=916
2
Seat 2
30.07% n=898
3
Seat 3
23.18% n=660
4
Seat 4
18.66% n=359
5
Seat 5
10.17% n=59
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wins 27.78% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.78% n=835
1
1 mulligan
30.02% n=463
2
2 mulligans
18.12% n=138
3
3 mulligans
30.0% n=30
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3
5
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 3.66/5 on average, across 2016 self-reports.

3.66 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Szarel, Genesis Shepherd wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.6% of the time across 861 tracked wins.

69.6 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

Galadriel, Elven-Queen commander art
63.64%
Szarekh, the Silent King commander art
58.33%
Lynde, Cheerful Tormentor commander art
54.55%
Arthur, Marigold Knight commander art
54.55%

Top 5 worst matchups

Sythis, Harvest's Hand commander art
0.0%
Ovika, Enigma Goliath commander art
0.0%
Tom Bombadil commander art
Tom Bombadil 10 games
0.0%