Commander

Szarekh, the Silent King

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 22%
454 Wins
1518 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Szarekh, the Silent King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,977 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (4541518) at an Elo of 1,367, ranking #4432 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 434248 damage dealt and 0.45 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 22% win rate across 1977 recorded Playgroup games (454 wins, 1518 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: 27 days.
How many decks use Szarekh, the Silent King?
988 decks list Szarekh, the Silent King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 603 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4432
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1367
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 434248
Average commander damage per game 748778
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.45
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 988
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 603
No. games played with this commander 1977
Total hours played 27 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1548 Hobbes 61 25
2 1536 BeeJayJayn 1 1
3 1536 Chase P 1 1
4 1534 Gabriel 9 2
5 1523 Taketheland 4 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Szarekh, the Silent King wins, 71.28% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
71.28%
Commander Damage
10.64%
Non Combat Damage
7.8%
Alternative
5.67%
Combo
3.19%
Mill
1.42%
Avg win turn 10.2 based on 472 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Szarekh, the Silent King wins 30.7% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.7% n=557
2
Seat 2
24.74% n=578
3
Seat 3
17.52% n=451
4
Seat 4
16.28% n=258
5
Seat 5
11.67% n=60
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Szarekh, the Silent King wins 23.72% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.72% n=934
1
1 mulligan
27.0% n=263
2
2 mulligans
20.97% n=62
3
3 mulligans
54.55% n=11
4
4 mulligans
33.33% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Szarekh, the Silent King 3.57/5 on average, across 1370 self-reports.

3.57 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Szarekh, the Silent King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.3% of the time across 472 tracked wins.

63.3 \%
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

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54.55%
Sliver Gravemother commander art
43.75%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
42.31%
Fire Lord Azula commander art
Fire Lord Azula 18 games
38.89%

Top 5 worst matchups