Commander

Samwise Gamgee

Global commander stats {G} {W} All Selesnya commanders
Win Rate 29%
215 Wins
511 Losses
Overview

Summary

Samwise Gamgee is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 730 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (215–511) at an Elo of 1,638, ranking #296 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 23 damage dealt and 0.59 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Samwise Gamgee's win rate?
Samwise Gamgee has a 29% win rate across 730 recorded Playgroup games (215 wins, 511 losses).
How long do winning games with Samwise Gamgee take?
Wins with Samwise Gamgee take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 11 days.
How many decks use Samwise Gamgee?
279 decks list Samwise Gamgee as their commander on Playgroup, of which 155 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
296
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1638
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 23
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.59
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 279
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 155
No. games played with this commander 730
Total hours played 11 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1640 Therausch09 33 12
2 1540 thesuitist 2 1
3 1535 michtole 1 1
4 1522 n30n2202 8 2
5 1511 Martianman78 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Samwise Gamgee wins, 75.36% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
75.36%
Commander Damage
10.14%
Alternative
7.97%
Combo
5.07%
Non Combat Damage
1.45%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 221 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Samwise Gamgee

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

+1.3 pp
Top card: Astrid Peth
# Card Lift
1
Astrid Peth
Astrid Peth 113 games · Signature build
+1.3 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?

Samwise Gamgee wins 37.44% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
37.44% n=203
2
Seat 2
27.37% n=190
3
Seat 3
28.37% n=208
4
Seat 4
20.43% n=115
5
Seat 5
22.22% n=9
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Samwise Gamgee wins 31.47% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.47% n=340
1
1 mulligan
23.63% n=91
2
2 mulligans
14.29% n=35
3
3 mulligans
33.33% n=9
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Samwise Gamgee 3.59/5 on average, across 432 self-reports.

3.59 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Samwise Gamgee wins, opponents flag the game as salty 28.1% of the time across 221 tracked wins.

28.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
58.33%
Ms. Bumbleflower commander art
Ms. Bumbleflower 16 games
50.0%
Hazel of the Rootbloom commander art
40.0%
The Wise Mothman commander art
The Wise Mothman 25 games
40.0%
Rin and Seri, Inseparable commander art
40.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm commander art
18.18%
Disa the Restless commander art
18.75%
Caesar, Legion's Emperor commander art
20.0%
Kaalia of the Vast commander art
20.0%