Commander

The Ur-Dragon

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} All Five Color commanders
Win Rate 35%
6173 Wins
11021 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Ur-Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 17,539 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (6173–11021) at an Elo of 1,595, ranking #629 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 332222 damage dealt and 0.73 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Ur-Dragon's win rate?
The Ur-Dragon has a 35% win rate across 17539 recorded Playgroup games (6173 wins, 11021 losses).
How long do winning games with The Ur-Dragon take?
Wins with The Ur-Dragon take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: over 1 year.
How many decks use The Ur-Dragon?
5,434 decks list The Ur-Dragon as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,914 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
629
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1595
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Commander popularity trend

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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 332222
Average commander damage per game 11
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.73
Average turn length 6 minutes
No. decks for this commander 5434
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2914
No. games played with this commander 17539
Total hours played over 1 year
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1788 Razgriz 111 65
2 1773 Amordan 43 29
3 1736 IZZY 80 47
4 1726 pumert 96 38
5 1713 Himokia 11 10
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Ur-Dragon wins, 68.43% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.43%
Non Combat Damage
16.76%
Commander Damage
6.03%
Alternative
4.6%
Combo
3.77%
Mill
0.27%
Poison
0.15%
Avg win turn 8.2 based on 6272 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The Ur-Dragon

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with The Ur-Dragon decks that leave them out.

+8.6 pp
Top card: Goldlust Triad
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Steely Resolve
Steely Resolve 486 games
+5.9 pp
12
Broodcaller Scourge
Broodcaller Scourge 373 games
+5.4 pp
13
Ureni of the Unwritten
Ureni of the Unwritten 1,520 games
+5.0 pp
14
Arena of Glory
Arena of Glory 539 games
+4.9 pp
15
Smuggler's Surprise
Smuggler's Surprise 512 games
+4.9 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?

The Ur-Dragon wins 48.15% of games from position 6 and 25.12% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.73% n=5303
2
Seat 2
36.29% n=5295
3
Seat 3
29.98% n=3857
4
Seat 4
25.24% n=2375
5
Seat 5
25.12% n=406
6
Seat 6
48.15% n=54
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Ur-Dragon wins 35.24% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.24% n=7287
1
1 mulligan
34.53% n=2534
2
2 mulligans
33.96% n=901
3
3 mulligans
27.84% n=255
4
4 mulligans
43.75% n=48
5
5 mulligans
30.0% n=20
6
6 mulligans
33.33% n=6
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Ur-Dragon 3.65/5 on average, across 10903 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Ur-Dragon wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.0% of the time across 6309 tracked wins.

35.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Maarika, Brutal Gladiator commander art
80.0%
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim commander art
70.0%
Roon of the Hidden Realm commander art
70.0%
Mazzy, Truesword Paladin commander art
70.0%
Ganax, Astral Hunter commander art
64.29%

Top 5 worst matchups