Commander

Gut, True Soul Zealot

Global commander stats

All Red commanders

245 Wins

497 Losses

Overview

Summary

Gut, True Soul Zealot is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 751 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (245–497) at an Elo of 1,644, ranking #233 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.76 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Gut, True Soul Zealot's win rate?

Gut, True Soul Zealot has a 32% win rate across 751 recorded Playgroup games (245 wins, 497 losses).

How long do winning games with Gut, True Soul Zealot take?

Wins with Gut, True Soul Zealot take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 months.

How many decks use Gut, True Soul Zealot?

235 decks list Gut, True Soul Zealot as their commander on Playgroup, of which 152 have played at least one recorded game.

Gut, True Soul Zealot Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

233

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1644

Trend

Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4

Average commander damage per game 3

Average poison counters given per game 2

Average kills per game 0.76

Average turn length 31 minutes

No. decks for this commander 235

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 152

No. games played with this commander 751

Total hours played 4 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1626	niCEFACTORY	13	7	54 %
2	1609	Mastermind	6	4	67 %
3	1589	Quintavius	52	27	55 %
4	1560	Drajul	12	10	91 %
5	1559	vicktoriousone	3	2	67 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Gut, True Soul Zealot wins, 69.46% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

69.46%

Non Combat Damage

25.15%

Alternative

2.4%

Combo

1.2%

Commander Damage

1.2%

Mill

0.6%

Avg win turn 8.1 based on 251 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Gut, True Soul Zealot wins 100.0% of games from position 6 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

45.04% n=232

Seat 2

35.68% n=213

Seat 3

20.73% n=164

Seat 4

30.0% n=100

Seat 5

0.0% n=13

Seat 6

100.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Gut, True Soul Zealot wins 37.03% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.03% n=347

1 mulligan

27.56% n=127

2 mulligans

25.0% n=32

3 mulligans

33.33% n=12

4 mulligans

0.0% n=2

5 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Gut, True Soul Zealot 3.83/5 on average, across 493 self-reports.

3.83 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Gut, True Soul Zealot wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.8% of the time across 254 tracked wins.

72.8 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Gut, True Soul Zealot. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.