Commander

Zirilan of the Claw

Global commander stats

All Red commanders

101 Wins

117 Losses

Overview

Summary

Zirilan of the Claw is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 221 recorded Playgroup games, winning 45% of them (101–117) at an Elo of 1,644, ranking #240 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.95 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 29 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zirilan of the Claw's win rate?

Zirilan of the Claw has a 45% win rate across 221 recorded Playgroup games (101 wins, 117 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?

54 decks list Zirilan of the Claw as their commander on Playgroup, of which 29 have played at least one recorded game.

Zirilan of the Claw Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

240

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1644

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 0.95

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 54

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 29

No. games played with this commander 221

Total hours played 2 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1730	Jack in the Nox	39	21	58 %
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, 67.92% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

67.92%

Non Combat Damage

26.42%

Combo

3.77%

Alternative

1.89%

Avg win turn 7.3 based on 101 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zirilan of the Claw wins 100.0% of games from position 5 and 28.89% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

50.83% n=60

Seat 2

38.46% n=52

Seat 3

28.89% n=45

Seat 4

40.63% n=32

Seat 5

100.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zirilan of the Claw wins 37.08% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.08% n=89

1 mulligan

36.54% n=26

2 mulligans

63.64% n=11

4 mulligans

100.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zirilan of the Claw 3.95/5 on average, across 137 self-reports.

3.95 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zirilan of the Claw wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.4% of the time across 101 tracked wins.

63.4 \%

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.