Commander

Zirilan of the Claw

Global commander stats

All Red commanders

90 Wins

111 Losses

Overview

Summary

Zirilan of the Claw is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 204 recorded Playgroup games, winning 44% of them (90–111) at an Elo of 1,563, ranking #945 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.92 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 2 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zirilan of the Claw's win rate?

Zirilan of the Claw has a 44% win rate across 204 recorded Playgroup games (90 wins, 111 losses).

How long do winning games with Zirilan of the Claw take?

Wins with Zirilan of the Claw take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.

How many decks use Zirilan of the Claw?

57 decks list Zirilan of the Claw as their commander on Playgroup, of which 30 have played at least one recorded game.

Zirilan of the Claw Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

945

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1563

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game

Average kills per game 0.92

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 57

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 30

No. games played with this commander 204

Total hours played 2 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1675	Jack in the Nox	26	13	56 %
2	1558	Chef Mutant	3	2	67 %
3	1511	Ben	5	2	40 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zirilan of the Claw wins, 69.57% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

69.57%

Non Combat Damage

23.91%

Combo

4.35%

Alternative

2.17%

Avg win turn 7.4 based on 90 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zirilan of the Claw wins 100.0% of games from position 5 and 26.47% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

43.18% n=44

Seat 2

34.88% n=43

Seat 3

26.47% n=34

Seat 4

32.0% n=25

Seat 5

100.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zirilan of the Claw wins 35.29% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

35.29% n=85

1 mulligan

28.26% n=23

2 mulligans

63.64% n=11

4 mulligans

100.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zirilan of the Claw 3.94/5 on average, across 133 self-reports.

3.94 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zirilan of the Claw wins, opponents flag the game as salty 58.9% of the time across 90 tracked wins.

58.9 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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