Commander

Zurgo Helmsmasher

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

Summary

Zurgo Helmsmasher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,067 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (298–757) at an Elo of 1,551, ranking #1141 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.66 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 1067 recorded Playgroup games (298 wins, 757 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?
535 decks list Zurgo Helmsmasher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 288 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1141
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1551
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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 0.66
Average turn length 27 minutes
No. decks for this commander 535
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 288
No. games played with this commander 1067
Total hours played 6 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1547 Nydal 7 5
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3 1536 Robbyrobrob42 3 1
4 1536 Anlize 1 1
5 1535 Handledegree 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zurgo Helmsmasher wins, 51.09% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
51.09%
Combat
35.33%
Non Combat Damage
7.61%
Alternative
3.26%
Combo
1.09%
Poison
1.09%
Mill
0.54%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 305 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Zurgo Helmsmasher

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

+1.0 pp
Top card: Talisman of Hierarchy
# Card Lift
1
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy 109 games · Signature build
+1.0 pp
2
Clifftop Retreat
Clifftop Retreat 136 games
+0.1 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?

Zurgo Helmsmasher wins 30.82% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.82% n=318
2
Seat 2
30.34% n=323
3
Seat 3
24.39% n=246
4
Seat 4
23.23% n=155
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 27.9% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.9% n=466
1
1 mulligan
29.63% n=135
2
2 mulligans
28.89% n=45
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 3.62/5 on average, across 718 self-reports.

3.62 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zurgo Helmsmasher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.9% of the time across 307 tracked wins.

32.9 \%
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%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
40.0%
Aragorn, the Uniter commander art
40.0%
Marchesa, the Black Rose commander art
40.0%
Sarevok, Deathbringer commander art
36.36%

Top 5 worst matchups