Zirilan of the Claw

Global Commander Stats

73 Wins

95 Losses

Summary

Zirilan of the Claw is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 168 recorded Playgroup games, winning 43% of them (73–95) at an Elo of 1,544, ranking #1146 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.88 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zirilan of the Claw's win rate?

Zirilan of the Claw has a 43% win rate across 168 recorded Playgroup games (73 wins, 95 losses).

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

Wins with Zirilan of the Claw take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 1 day.

How many decks use Zirilan of the Claw?

48 decks list Zirilan of the Claw as their commander on Playgroup, of which 28 have played at least one recorded game.

Zirilan of the Claw Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

1146

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1544

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game

Average kills per game 0.88

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 48

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 28

No. games played with this commander 168

Total hours played 1 day

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1558	Chef Mutant	3	2	67 %
2	1511	Ben	5	2	40 %

How does this commander win?

When Zirilan of the Claw wins, 71.88% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

71.88%

Non Combat Damage

21.88%

Combo

6.25%

Avg win turn 7.6 based on 73 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Zirilan of the Claw wins 100.0% of games from position 5 and 25.0% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

43.9% n=41

Seat 2

33.33% n=39

Seat 3

25.0% n=32

Seat 4

33.33% n=24

Seat 5

100.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zirilan of the Claw wins 36.99% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.99% n=73

1 mulligan

22.22% n=18

2 mulligans

62.5% n=8

4 mulligans

100.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zirilan of the Claw 4.11/5 on average, across 103 self-reports.

4.11 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zirilan of the Claw wins, opponents flag the game as salty 49.3% of the time across 73 tracked wins.

49.3 \%

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.