Commander

Zurgo Helmsmasher

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

Summary

Zurgo Helmsmasher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 903 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (244655) at an Elo of 1,627, ranking #335 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.7 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 903 recorded Playgroup games (244 wins, 655 losses).
How long do winning games with Zurgo Helmsmasher take?
Wins with Zurgo Helmsmasher take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.
How many decks use Zurgo Helmsmasher?
447 decks list Zurgo Helmsmasher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 226 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
335
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1627
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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 0.7
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 447
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 226
No. games played with this commander 903
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1576 Kairopteran 3 2
2 1543 todoquisque 8 3
3 1536 Robbyrobrob42 3 1
4 1523 Goombill 1 1
5 1511 Gorzak 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zurgo Helmsmasher wins, 52.76% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
52.76%
Combat
34.97%
Non Combat Damage
7.36%
Alternative
3.07%
Combo
0.61%
Poison
0.61%
Mill
0.61%
Avg win turn 9.7 based on 252 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Zurgo Helmsmasher wins 28.94% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
27.67% n=253
2
Seat 2
28.94% n=273
3
Seat 3
25.12% n=211
4
Seat 4
22.79% n=136
5
Seat 5
9.09% n=22
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Zurgo Helmsmasher wins 26.79% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.79% n=433
1
1 mulligan
27.78% n=108
2
2 mulligans
22.86% n=35
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 3.65/5 on average, across 648 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zurgo Helmsmasher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.4% of the time across 252 tracked wins.

69.4 \%
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

Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander art
41.67%
Voja, Jaws of the Conclave commander art
41.67%
Aragorn, the Uniter commander art
40.0%
Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
38.46%
Bello, Bard of the Brambles commander art
36.36%

Top 5 worst matchups