Commander

The Ur-Dragon

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} {R} {G} All Five Color commanders
Win Rate 35%
6396 Wins
11365 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Ur-Dragon is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 17,962 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (6396–11365) at an Elo of 1,567, ranking #946 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 348416 damage dealt and 0.72 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 17962 recorded Playgroup games (6396 wins, 11365 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?
5,703 decks list The Ur-Dragon as their commander on Playgroup, of which 3,009 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
946
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1567
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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 348416
Average commander damage per game 11
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 6 minutes
No. decks for this commander 5703
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 3009
No. games played with this commander 17962
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, 68.45% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.45%
Non Combat Damage
16.8%
Commander Damage
5.97%
Alternative
4.53%
Combo
3.84%
Mill
0.26%
Poison
0.14%
Avg win turn 8.2 based on 6493 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.

+8.5 pp
Top card: Ancient Tomb
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Mana Drain
Mana Drain 682 games
+5.2 pp
12
Smuggler's Surprise
Smuggler's Surprise 544 games
+4.9 pp
13
Cavern of Souls
Cavern of Souls 1,763 games
+4.9 pp
14
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest
Dragonhawk, Fate's Tempest 720 games
+4.7 pp
15
Demonic Tutor
Demonic Tutor 939 games
+4.7 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 49.09% of games from position 6 and 24.86% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.65% n=5444
2
Seat 2
36.94% n=5420
3
Seat 3
30.04% n=3950
4
Seat 4
24.86% n=2422
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=404
6
Seat 6
49.09% n=55
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Ur-Dragon wins 35.78% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
35.78% n=7341
1
1 mulligan
35.49% n=2594
2
2 mulligans
34.41% n=927
3
3 mulligans
28.85% n=260
4
4 mulligans
42.16% n=51
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 11055 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Ur-Dragon wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.0% of the time across 6537 tracked wins.

34.0 \%
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
72.73%
Mazzy, Truesword Paladin commander art
70.0%
Golos, Tireless Pilgrim commander art
70.0%
Roon of the Hidden Realm commander art
70.0%
Aloy, Savior of Meridian commander art
64.29%

Top 5 worst matchups