Sam, Loyal Attendant
Global commander stats
All Selesnya commanders
Featured in Tales of Middle-earth
Summary
Sam, Loyal Attendant is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,349 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (767–1532) at an Elo of 1,643, ranking #261 globally.
Wins average 10 turns, with 108029 damage dealt and 0.66 player kills per game on average.
Frequently Asked
What is Sam, Loyal Attendant's win rate?
How long do winning games with Sam, Loyal Attendant take?
How many decks use Sam, Loyal Attendant?
Global Elo trend
Commander popularity trend
Misc. stats
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 |
How does this commander win?
When Sam, Loyal Attendant wins, 46.36% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.
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.
| # | Card | Lift Win-rate lift |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
+14.0 pp |
| 2 |
|
+11.6 pp |
| 3 |
|
+9.9 pp |
| 4 |
|
+8.1 pp |
| 5 |
|
+7.1 pp |
| 6 |
|
+6.9 pp |
| 7 |
|
+6.7 pp |
| 8 |
|
+6.6 pp |
| 9 |
|
+5.6 pp |
| 10 |
|
+5.1 pp |
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
| # | Card | Lift Win-rate lift |
|---|---|---|
| 11 |
|
+5.0 pp |
| 12 |
|
+4.8 pp |
| 13 |
|
+4.5 pp |
| 14 |
|
+4.5 pp |
| 15 |
|
+4.4 pp |
Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured
Does seating order matter?
Sam, Loyal Attendant wins 41.29% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 6 across tracked games.
Do mulligans hurt this commander?
Across tracked games, Sam, Loyal Attendant wins 34.87% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.
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 1657 self-reports.
Opponent salt
When Sam, Loyal Attendant wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.0% of the time across 777 tracked wins.
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.
