Commander

Szarekh, the Silent King

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 23%
589 Wins
1826 Losses
Overview

Summary

Szarekh, the Silent King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,456 recorded Playgroup games, winning 23% of them (589–1826) at an Elo of 1,555, ranking #1081 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 347239 damage dealt and 0.44 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Szarekh, the Silent King's win rate?
Szarekh, the Silent King has a 23% win rate across 2456 recorded Playgroup games (589 wins, 1826 losses).
How long do winning games with Szarekh, the Silent King take?
Wins with Szarekh, the Silent King take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Szarekh, the Silent King?
1,309 decks list Szarekh, the Silent King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 817 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1081
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1555
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 347239
Average commander damage per game 619411
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.44
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1309
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 817
No. games played with this commander 2456
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1588 Hobbes 63 27
2 1571 neaB 7 3
3 1556 Caleb Gurney 13 7
4 1547 Jedidihah 1 1
5 1547 Nobreiner 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Szarekh, the Silent King wins, 72.33% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
72.33%
Commander Damage
10.37%
Non Combat Damage
7.49%
Alternative
5.19%
Combo
3.17%
Mill
1.44%
Avg win turn 10.3 based on 606 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Szarekh, the Silent King wins 31.78% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.78% n=741
2
Seat 2
25.52% n=770
3
Seat 3
18.45% n=542
4
Seat 4
15.92% n=289
5
Seat 5
12.31% n=65
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Szarekh, the Silent King wins 24.7% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.7% n=1073
1
1 mulligan
27.63% n=371
2
2 mulligans
19.28% n=83
3
3 mulligans
36.84% n=19
4
4 mulligans
40.0% n=5
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Szarekh, the Silent King 3.6/5 on average, across 1589 self-reports.

3.6 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Szarekh, the Silent King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.3% of the time across 606 tracked wins.

33.3 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Szarekh, the Silent King. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Saheeli, Radiant Creator commander art
50.0%
Sliver Gravemother commander art
43.75%
Emmara, Soul of the Accord commander art
42.86%
Olivia, Opulent Outlaw commander art
41.18%

Top 5 worst matchups