Commander

Ozai, the Phoenix King

Global commander stats

All Rakdos commanders

309 Wins

605 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Ozai, the Phoenix King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 922 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (309–605) at an Elo of 1,631, ranking #295 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.8 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 30 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ozai, the Phoenix King's win rate?

Ozai, the Phoenix King has a 33% win rate across 922 recorded Playgroup games (309 wins, 605 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: 9 days.

How many decks use Ozai, the Phoenix King?

298 decks list Ozai, the Phoenix King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 216 have played at least one recorded game.

Ozai, the Phoenix King Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

295

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1631

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

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 0.8

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 298

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 216

No. games played with this commander 922

Total hours played 9 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1604	Morbiss	8	5	63 %
2	1561	Vilse	3	2	67 %
3	1546	Mafooshu	2	2	100 %
4	1536	Raphael Peralez	5	4	80 %
5	1535	Folkelore	1	1	100 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ozai, the Phoenix King wins, 41.6% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage

41.6%

Combat

32.77%

Non Combat Damage

21.85%

Alternative

2.52%

Combo

0.42%

Poison

0.42%

Mill

0.42%

Avg win turn 7.9 based on 313 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.

+11.6 pp

Top card: Phyrexian Arena

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Phyrexian Arena Signature build 38 games · Signature build	+11.6 pp	38
2	The Legend of Roku // Avatar Roku 59 games	+11.4 pp	59
3	Dragonskull Summit Signature build 45 games · Signature build	+10.6 pp	45
4	Rakdos Signet Signature build 43 games · Signature build	+8.9 pp	43
5	Swiftfoot Boots 54 games	+8.6 pp	54
6	Leyline Tyrant 56 games	+8.5 pp	56
7	Bolt Bend Signature build 43 games · Signature build	+6.7 pp	43
8	Doubling Cube Signature build 41 games · Signature build	+6.1 pp	41
9	Hellkite Charger Signature build 38 games · Signature build	+5.4 pp	38
10	Braid of Fire Signature build 46 games · Signature build	+3.4 pp	46

Show 2 more (ranks 11-12)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Confidence	Games
11	Exsanguinate Signature build 43 games · Signature build	+2.5 pp		43
12	Fire Nation Turret 45 games	+1.0 pp		45

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 37.55% of games from position 1 and 26.09% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

37.55% n=261

Seat 2

35.63% n=261

Seat 3

31.28% n=195

Seat 4

27.78% n=144

Seat 5

26.09% n=23

Seat 6

33.33% n=6

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ozai, the Phoenix King wins 35.58% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.58% n=267

1 mulligan

31.66% n=199

2 mulligans

33.96% n=53

3 mulligans

46.15% n=13

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 3.78/5 on average, across 709 self-reports.

3.78 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ozai, the Phoenix King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 75.6% of the time across 315 tracked wins.

75.6 \%

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.