Commander

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

Global commander stats

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1813 Wins

3184 Losses

Overview

Summary

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 5,061 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (1813–3184) at an Elo of 1,483, ranking #3844 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 463956 damage dealt and 0.61 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 9 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait's win rate?

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait has a 35% win rate across 5061 recorded Playgroup games (1813 wins, 3184 losses).

How long do winning games with Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait take?

Wins with Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.

How many decks use Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait?

1,811 decks list Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,033 have played at least one recorded game.

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

3844

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1483

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 463956

Average commander damage per game 8

Average poison counters given per game 7

Average kills per game 0.61

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 1811

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1033

No. games played with this commander 5061

Total hours played about 2 months

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1802	Алексей Кулаков	66	40	62 %
2	1689	Jooosh	32	17	53 %
3	1639	Erica	18	11	61 %
4	1609	Blue Mage	10	5	50 %
5	1608	SpicyToast	8	6	75 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait wins, 71.8% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

71.8%

Alternative

10.68%

Combo

9.45%

Commander Damage

4.16%

Mill

2.04%

Non Combat Damage

1.47%

Poison

0.41%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 1869 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait decks that leave them out.

+22.1 pp

Top card: Mystical Tutor

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Mystical Tutor 36 games	+22.1 pp	36
2	Bala Ged Recovery // Bala Ged Sanctuary 44 games	+19.2 pp	44
3	Azusa, Lost but Seeking 354 games	+16.7 pp	354
4	Mystic Sanctuary 188 games	+13.8 pp	188
5	Scute Swarm 354 games	+11.1 pp	354
6	An Offer You Can't Refuse 81 games	+10.8 pp	81
7	Tireless Provisioner 179 games	+10.6 pp	179
8	Crucible of Worlds 170 games	+10.4 pp	170
9	Oracle of Mul Daya 205 games	+10.1 pp	205
10	Mystic Remora 37 games	+8.6 pp	37

Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
11	Brokers Hideout 103 games	+8.3 pp	103
12	Walk the Aeons 121 games	+6.8 pp	121
13	Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory Signature build 41 games · Signature build	+6.4 pp	41
14	Exploration 278 games	+5.4 pp	278
15	Fabled Passage 173 games	+5.4 pp	173

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?

Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait wins 45.29% of games from position 1 and 19.42% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

45.29% n=1538

Seat 2

36.1% n=1561

Seat 3

28.47% n=1108

Seat 4

27.79% n=671

Seat 5

19.42% n=103

Seat 6

25.0% n=12

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait wins 36.18% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0 mulligans

36.18% n=2450

1 mulligan

36.5% n=726

2 mulligans

32.81% n=253

3 mulligans

31.82% n=66

4 mulligans

55.0% n=10

5 mulligans

33.33% n=3

6 mulligans

0.0% n=1

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait 3.78/5 on average, across 3306 self-reports.

3.78 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.0% of the time across 1876 tracked wins.

35.0 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Aesi, Tyrant of Gyre Strait. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.