Commander

Ozai, the Phoenix King

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 32%
329 Wins
660 Losses
Overview

Summary

Ozai, the Phoenix King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,015 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (329660) at an Elo of 1,554, ranking #1066 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.78 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ozai, the Phoenix King's win rate?
Ozai, the Phoenix King has a 32% win rate across 1015 recorded Playgroup games (329 wins, 660 losses).
How long do winning games with Ozai, the Phoenix King take?
Wins with Ozai, the Phoenix King take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 10 days.
How many decks use Ozai, the Phoenix King?
310 decks list Ozai, the Phoenix King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 234 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1066
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1554
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 5
Average kills per game 0.78
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 310
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 234
No. games played with this commander 1015
Total hours played 10 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1604 Morbiss 8 5
2 1561 Vilse 3 2
3 1546 Mafooshu 2 2
4 1536 Raphael xguerramuerte7x 5 4
5 1535 Kweh_ 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ozai, the Phoenix King wins, 42.29% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
42.29%
Combat
31.23%
Non Combat Damage
22.13%
Alternative
2.37%
Combo
1.19%
Poison
0.4%
Mill
0.4%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 330 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Ozai, the Phoenix King

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Ozai, the Phoenix King decks that leave them out.

+19.2 pp
Top card: Leyline Tyrant
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku
The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku 79 games
+8.8 pp
12
Rakdos Signet
Rakdos Signet 64 games
+8.1 pp
13
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs 60 games
+7.8 pp
14
Torment of Hailfire
Torment of Hailfire 54 games
+7.7 pp
15
Swiftfoot Boots
Swiftfoot Boots 82 games
+7.6 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?

Ozai, the Phoenix King wins 35.71% of games from position 2 and 25.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.63% n=309
2
Seat 2
35.71% n=301
3
Seat 3
30.05% n=213
4
Seat 4
26.25% n=160
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=24
6
Seat 6
33.33% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ozai, the Phoenix King wins 33.56% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
33.56% n=295
1
1 mulligan
30.75% n=226
2
2 mulligans
32.76% n=58
3
3 mulligans
46.15% n=13
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ozai, the Phoenix King 3.75/5 on average, across 759 self-reports.

3.75 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ozai, the Phoenix King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.7% of the time across 334 tracked wins.

75.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Ozai, the Phoenix King. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Auntie Ool, Cursewretch commander art
52.17%
Kratos, Stoic Father commander art
50.0%
Omnath, Locus of Mana commander art
50.0%
Lightning, Army of One commander art
50.0%
Sokka, Tenacious Tactician commander art
46.15%

Top 5 worst matchups