Commander

Zellix, Sanity Flayer

Global commander stats

All Blue commanders

170 Wins

533 Losses

Overview

Summary

Zellix, Sanity Flayer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 705 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (170–533) at an Elo of 1,608, ranking #470 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.39 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 24 Sep 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zellix, Sanity Flayer's win rate?

Zellix, Sanity Flayer has a 24% win rate across 705 recorded Playgroup games (170 wins, 533 losses).

How long do winning games with Zellix, Sanity Flayer take?

Wins with Zellix, Sanity Flayer take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 months.

How many decks use Zellix, Sanity Flayer?

216 decks list Zellix, Sanity Flayer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 141 have played at least one recorded game.

Zellix, Sanity Flayer Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

470

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1608

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 4

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.39

Average turn length 23 minutes

No. decks for this commander 216

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 141

No. games played with this commander 705

Total hours played 3 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1559	Jaroslav	3	2	67 %
2	1545	agentmaine835	2	2	100 %
3	1539	Allisterfinn	7	4	57 %
4	1528	Jackson Schacher	6	2	33 %
5	1521	TheGMP	2	1	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zellix, Sanity Flayer wins, 62.32% of wins come via mill across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Mill

62.32%

Combat

22.46%

Non Combat Damage

9.42%

Alternative

2.9%

Combo

2.17%

Commander Damage

0.72%

Avg win turn 8.4 based on 179 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zellix, Sanity Flayer wins 30.46% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

25.6% n=207

Seat 2

30.46% n=197

Seat 3

21.21% n=165

Seat 4

16.04% n=106

Seat 5

16.67% n=24

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zellix, Sanity Flayer wins 24.33% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

24.33% n=337

1 mulligan

24.49% n=98

2 mulligans

25.0% n=32

3 mulligans

66.67% n=3

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zellix, Sanity Flayer 3.76/5 on average, across 491 self-reports.

3.76 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Zellix, Sanity Flayer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.3% of the time across 179 tracked wins.

69.3 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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