Commander

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord

Global commander stats

All Golgari commanders

314 Wins

842 Losses

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Overview

Summary

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,156 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (314–842) at an Elo of 1,572, ranking #840 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 15 damage dealt and 0.55 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 13 Aug 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zask, Skittering Swarmlord's win rate?

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord has a 27% win rate across 1156 recorded Playgroup games (314 wins, 842 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: 15 days.

How many decks use Zask, Skittering Swarmlord?

354 decks list Zask, Skittering Swarmlord as their commander on Playgroup, of which 186 have played at least one recorded game.

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

840

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1572

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 15

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.55

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 354

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 186

No. games played with this commander 1156

Total hours played 15 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1551	hunter rowley	5	3	60 %
2	1536	SHEPtheBISH	1	1	100 %
3	1524	Frank_Fontaene	6	2	33 %
4	1520	Goblin Child	2	1	50 %
5	1514	MFnThugnificent	8	2	25 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zask, Skittering Swarmlord wins, 60.79% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

60.79%

Non Combat Damage

18.06%

Combo

5.73%

Alternative

4.85%

Mill

4.41%

Commander Damage

3.96%

Poison

2.2%

Avg win turn 9.9 based on 324 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zask, Skittering Swarmlord wins 32.3% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

32.3% n=322

Seat 2

27.38% n=347

Seat 3

23.89% n=293

Seat 4

21.71% n=175

Seat 5

25.81% n=31

Seat 6

0.0% n=3

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zask, Skittering Swarmlord wins 25.31% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

25.31% n=561

1 mulligan

30.6% n=183

2 mulligans

17.02% n=47

3 mulligans

27.27% n=22

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 741 self-reports.

3.61 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zask, Skittering Swarmlord wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.0% of the time across 325 tracked wins.

60.0 \%

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.