Commander

Szarekh, the Silent King

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 22%
457 Wins
1527 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Szarekh, the Silent King is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,990 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (4571527) at an Elo of 1,357, ranking #4514 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 432108 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 1990 recorded Playgroup games (457 wins, 1527 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?
996 decks list Szarekh, the Silent King as their commander on Playgroup, of which 608 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4514
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1357
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 432108
Average commander damage per game 745141
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.45
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 996
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 608
No. games played with this commander 1990
Total hours played 27 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
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4 1534 Gabriel 9 2
5 1523 Taketheland 4 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Szarekh, the Silent King wins, 71.23% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
71.23%
Commander Damage
10.88%
Non Combat Damage
7.72%
Alternative
5.61%
Combo
3.16%
Mill
1.4%
Avg win turn 10.2 based on 475 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Szarekh, the Silent King wins 30.82% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.82% n=558
2
Seat 2
24.57% n=582
3
Seat 3
17.48% n=452
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 23.91% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.91% n=939
1
1 mulligan
26.79% n=265
2
2 mulligans
20.97% n=62
3
3 mulligans
50.0% n=12
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 1379 self-reports.

3.57 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Szarekh, the Silent King wins, opponents flag the game as salty 63.4% of the time across 473 tracked wins.

63.4 \%
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%
Wilhelt, the Rotcleaver commander art
42.31%
Fire Lord Azula commander art
Fire Lord Azula 18 games
38.89%

Top 5 worst matchups