Commander

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

337 Wins

910 Losses

Overview

Summary

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,254 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (337–910) at an Elo of 1,511, ranking #1858 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 20 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 20 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zask, Skittering Swarmlord's win rate?

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord has a 26% win rate across 1254 recorded Playgroup games (337 wins, 910 losses).

How long do winning games with Zask, Skittering Swarmlord take?

Wins with Zask, Skittering Swarmlord take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 17 days.

How many decks use Zask, Skittering Swarmlord?

376 decks list Zask, Skittering Swarmlord as their commander on Playgroup, of which 203 have played at least one recorded game.

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1858

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1511

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 20

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.54

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 376

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 203

No. games played with this commander 1254

Total hours played 17 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1551	hunter rowley	5	3	60 %
2	1544	Rags	3	2	67 %
3	1524	Frank_Fontaene	6	2	33 %
4	1524	SHEPtheBISH	2	1	50 %
5	1520	Goblin Child	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zask, Skittering Swarmlord wins, 62.2% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

62.2%

Non Combat Damage

17.48%

Combo

5.28%

Alternative

4.88%

Commander Damage

4.07%

Mill

4.07%

Poison

2.03%

Avg win turn 9.9 based on 346 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord wins 32.68% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.68% n=358

Seat 2

26.79% n=377

Seat 3

23.42% n=316

Seat 4

20.54% n=185

Seat 5

25.0% n=32

Seat 6

0.0% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zask, Skittering Swarmlord wins 25.04% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

25.04% n=595

1 mulligan

29.61% n=206

2 mulligans

15.69% n=51

3 mulligans

30.43% n=23

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

5 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zask, Skittering Swarmlord 3.61/5 on average, across 797 self-reports.

3.61 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zask, Skittering Swarmlord wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.8% of the time across 348 tracked wins.

32.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Zask, Skittering Swarmlord. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.