Commander

Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp

Global commander stats {R} {W} All Boros commanders
Win Rate 26%
109 Wins
302 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 413 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (109–302) at an Elo of 1,496, ranking #3948 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.53 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp's win rate?
Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp has a 26% win rate across 413 recorded Playgroup games (109 wins, 302 losses).
How long do winning games with Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp take?
Wins with Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 5 days.
How many decks use Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp?
191 decks list Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp as their commander on Playgroup, of which 105 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3948
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1496
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.53
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 191
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 105
No. games played with this commander 413
Total hours played 5 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1525 Ajejebra90 4 2
2 1514 IndecisiveOlive 9 4
3 1513 NoirGalaxies 8 3
4 1512 ereshkigal 1 1
5 1508 ArcaneNexus 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp wins, 47.62% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
47.62%
Combat
29.76%
Non Combat Damage
11.9%
Combo
7.14%
Mill
2.38%
Alternative
1.19%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 112 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp decks that leave them out.

+5.5 pp
Top card: Swords to Plowshares
# Card Lift
1
Swords to Plowshares
Swords to Plowshares 70 games
+5.5 pp
2
Esper Sentinel
Esper Sentinel 41 games
+3.5 pp
3
Spectator Seating
Spectator Seating 57 games
+1.9 pp
4
Rustvale Bridge
Rustvale Bridge 49 games
+1.4 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp wins 33.33% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.33% n=141
2
Seat 2
26.57% n=143
3
Seat 3
17.24% n=87
4
Seat 4
23.68% n=38
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=4
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp wins 20.34% after 0 mulligans and 25.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
20.34% n=177
1
1 mulligan
27.42% n=62
2
2 mulligans
34.78% n=23
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=4
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp 3.69/5 on average, across 319 self-reports.

3.69 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zabaz, the Glimmerwasp wins, opponents flag the game as salty 30.6% of the time across 111 tracked wins.

30.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings commander art
31.58%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 16 games
18.75%
Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
18.18%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
10.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
10.0%
Atla Palani, Nest Tender commander art
18.18%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 16 games
18.75%
Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings commander art
31.58%