Commander

Zurgo Helmsmasher

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders
Win Rate 27%
275 Wins
728 Losses
Overview

Summary

Zurgo Helmsmasher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,018 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (275–728) at an Elo of 1,544, ranking #1227 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.68 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Zurgo Helmsmasher's win rate?
Zurgo Helmsmasher has a 27% win rate across 1018 recorded Playgroup games (275 wins, 728 losses).
How long do winning games with Zurgo Helmsmasher take?
Wins with Zurgo Helmsmasher take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 months.
How many decks use Zurgo Helmsmasher?
515 decks list Zurgo Helmsmasher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 275 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1227
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1544
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.68
Average turn length 28 minutes
No. decks for this commander 515
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 275
No. games played with this commander 1018
Total hours played 6 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1547 Nydal 7 5
2 1546 Manko 2 2
3 1543 todoquisque 8 3
4 1536 Anlize 1 1
5 1536 Robbyrobrob42 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zurgo Helmsmasher wins, 51.98% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
51.98%
Combat
35.03%
Non Combat Damage
6.78%
Alternative
3.39%
Combo
1.13%
Poison
1.13%
Mill
0.56%
Avg win turn 9.7 based on 283 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zurgo Helmsmasher wins 29.77% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.77% n=299
2
Seat 2
28.94% n=311
3
Seat 3
24.05% n=237
4
Seat 4
23.33% n=150
5
Seat 5
8.0% n=25
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zurgo Helmsmasher wins 26.56% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.56% n=448
1
1 mulligan
27.48% n=131
2
2 mulligans
28.57% n=42
3
3 mulligans
14.29% n=7
6
6 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Zurgo Helmsmasher 3.63/5 on average, across 702 self-reports.

3.63 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zurgo Helmsmasher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.2% of the time across 284 tracked wins.

35.2 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Voja, Jaws of the Conclave commander art
41.67%
Aragorn, the Uniter commander art
40.0%
Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander art
38.46%
Sarevok, Deathbringer commander art
36.36%

Top 5 worst matchups