Commander

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 29%
143 Wins
334 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 483 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (143–334) at an Elo of 1,549, ranking #1194 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 815 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sarkhan, Soul Aflame's win rate?
Sarkhan, Soul Aflame has a 29% win rate across 483 recorded Playgroup games (143 wins, 334 losses).
How long do winning games with Sarkhan, Soul Aflame take?
Wins with Sarkhan, Soul Aflame take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.
How many decks use Sarkhan, Soul Aflame?
131 decks list Sarkhan, Soul Aflame as their commander on Playgroup, of which 76 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1194
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1549
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 815
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.64
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 131
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 76
No. games played with this commander 483
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1562 BIZARRO 7 3
2 1536 idahomee 10 4
3 1536 CobraCommander 1 1
4 1523 Sheoldrew 2 1
5 1521 Franky 7 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, 62.65% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
62.65%
Non Combat Damage
27.71%
Combo
4.82%
Alternative
3.61%
Commander Damage
1.2%
Avg win turn 8.2 based on 143 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.54% n=152
2
Seat 2
28.86% n=149
3
Seat 3
25.93% n=108
4
Seat 4
25.86% n=58
5
Seat 5
50.0% n=8
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins 30.94% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.94% n=181
1
1 mulligan
24.67% n=75
2
2 mulligans
24.32% n=37
3
3 mulligans
11.11% n=9
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sarkhan, Soul Aflame 3.61/5 on average, across 329 self-reports.

3.61 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.6% of the time across 144 tracked wins.

32.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

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