Commander

Sam, Loyal Attendant

Global commander stats {G} {W} All Selesnya commanders Featured in Tales of Middle-earth
Win Rate 32%
756 Wins
1520 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sam, Loyal Attendant is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,321 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (756–1520) at an Elo of 1,550, ranking #1150 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 109219 damage dealt and 0.66 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sam, Loyal Attendant's win rate?
Sam, Loyal Attendant has a 32% win rate across 2321 recorded Playgroup games (756 wins, 1520 losses).
How long do winning games with Sam, Loyal Attendant take?
Wins with Sam, Loyal Attendant take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Sam, Loyal Attendant?
1,035 decks list Sam, Loyal Attendant as their commander on Playgroup, of which 519 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1150
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1550
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 109219
Average commander damage per game 2
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.66
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1035
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 519
No. games played with this commander 2321
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1641 JH_Goblin 26 14
2 1616 Dumkus 17 7
3 1599 Primerockx 17 8
4 1559 LordArt12 2 2
5 1553 josofm 7 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sam, Loyal Attendant wins, 46.65% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
46.65%
Non Combat Damage
35.26%
Alternative
7.05%
Combo
6.69%
Commander Damage
3.8%
Mill
0.54%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 761 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Sam, Loyal Attendant

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Sam, Loyal Attendant decks that leave them out.

+13.6 pp
Top card: Swords to Plowshares
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
The One Ring
The One Ring 218 games
+5.0 pp
12
Sol Ring
Sol Ring 577 games
+4.9 pp
13
Indatha Triome
Indatha Triome 177 games
+4.7 pp
14
Call of the Ring
Call of the Ring 474 games
+4.5 pp
15
Agent of the Iron Throne
Agent of the Iron Throne 184 games
+3.9 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?

Sam, Loyal Attendant wins 41.03% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
41.03% n=691
2
Seat 2
32.98% n=714
3
Seat 3
26.73% n=548
4
Seat 4
23.32% n=313
5
Seat 5
22.41% n=58
6
Seat 6
16.67% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sam, Loyal Attendant wins 34.81% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.81% n=1132
1
1 mulligan
35.06% n=348
2
2 mulligans
22.41% n=116
3
3 mulligans
29.41% n=34
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=7
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 Sam, Loyal Attendant 3.77/5 on average, across 1648 self-reports.

3.77 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sam, Loyal Attendant wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.2% of the time across 766 tracked wins.

34.2 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Sam, Loyal Attendant. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Veyran, Voice of Duality commander art
66.67%
Vihaan, Goldwaker commander art
65.0%
Helga, Skittish Seer commander art
63.64%
Jetmir, Nexus of Revels commander art
60.87%
Shelob, Child of Ungoliant commander art
58.33%

Top 5 worst matchups