Commander

Zurgo Helmsmasher

Global commander stats {R} {W} {B} All Mardu commanders
Win Rate 26%
254 Wins
684 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Zurgo Helmsmasher is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 945 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (254684) at an Elo of 1,452, ranking #4189 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.69 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 26% win rate across 945 recorded Playgroup games (254 wins, 684 losses).
How long do winning games with Zurgo Helmsmasher take?
Wins with Zurgo Helmsmasher take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 9 days.
How many decks use Zurgo Helmsmasher?
486 decks list Zurgo Helmsmasher as their commander on Playgroup, of which 243 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4189
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1452
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 486
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 243
No. games played with this commander 945
Total hours played 9 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1543 todoquisque 8 3
2 1536 Robbyrobrob42 3 1
3 1511 Gorzak 2 1
4 1508 AustinO 6 2
5 1501 Nydal 3 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Zurgo Helmsmasher wins, 52.41% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
52.41%
Combat
34.94%
Non Combat Damage
7.23%
Alternative
3.01%
Poison
1.2%
Combo
0.6%
Mill
0.6%
Avg win turn 9.7 based on 263 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.

+1.6 pp
Top card: Clifftop Retreat
# Card Lift
1
Clifftop Retreat
Clifftop Retreat 112 games · Signature build
+1.6 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 28.99% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
27.41% n=259
2
Seat 2
28.99% n=276
3
Seat 3
24.65% n=215
4
Seat 4
23.02% n=139
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 26.35% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.35% n=444
1
1 mulligan
27.35% n=117
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 3.64/5 on average, across 670 self-reports.

3.64 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Zurgo Helmsmasher wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.6% of the time across 263 tracked wins.

69.6 \%
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%
Sarevok, Deathbringer commander art
36.36%

Top 5 worst matchups