Commander

Etali, Primal Storm

Global commander stats

All Red commanders

239 Wins

482 Losses

Overview

Summary

Etali, Primal Storm is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 723 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (239–482) at an Elo of 1,639, ranking #272 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.74 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Etali, Primal Storm's win rate?

Etali, Primal Storm has a 33% win rate across 723 recorded Playgroup games (239 wins, 482 losses).

How long do winning games with Etali, Primal Storm take?

Wins with Etali, Primal Storm take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.

How many decks use Etali, Primal Storm?

206 decks list Etali, Primal Storm as their commander on Playgroup, of which 125 have played at least one recorded game.

Etali, Primal Storm Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

272

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1639

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5

Average commander damage per game 7

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.74

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 206

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 125

No. games played with this commander 723

Total hours played 9 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1609	Lucas Miranda	112	45	40 %
2	1586	Tyler Wilkinson	8	4	50 %
3	1564	Colby Tomlinson	11	4	36 %
4	1542	julian	5	2	40 %
5	1540	UnpaidMyrIntern	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Etali, Primal Storm wins, 66.67% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

66.67%

Commander Damage

16.67%

Non Combat Damage

6.94%

Alternative

6.25%

Combo

3.47%

Avg win turn 8.1 based on 241 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Etali, Primal Storm wins 50.0% of games from position 6 and 9.09% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.05% n=210

Seat 2

35.07% n=211

Seat 3

23.53% n=153

Seat 4

27.37% n=95

Seat 5

9.09% n=11

Seat 6

50.0% n=2

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Etali, Primal Storm wins 34.1% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

34.1% n=305

1 mulligan

30.56% n=108

2 mulligans

16.67% n=30

3 mulligans

30.0% n=10

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Etali, Primal Storm 3.78/5 on average, across 358 self-reports.

3.78 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Etali, Primal Storm wins, opponents flag the game as salty 23.2% of the time across 246 tracked wins.

23.2 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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