Commander

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 27%
106 Wins
275 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 381 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (106275) at an Elo of 1,568, ranking #859 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.68 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 27% win rate across 381 recorded Playgroup games (106 wins, 275 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: 4 days.
How many decks use Sarkhan, Soul Aflame?
110 decks list Sarkhan, Soul Aflame as their commander on Playgroup, of which 62 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
859
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1568
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.68
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 110
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 62
No. games played with this commander 381
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1562 BIZARRO 7 3
2 1551 Alex Gatewood 51 19
3 1536 idahomee 10 4
4 1536 CobraCommander 1 1
5 1523 Sheoldrew 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, 65.28% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
65.28%
Non Combat Damage
27.78%
Alternative
4.17%
Combo
2.78%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 108 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins 57.14% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
30.19% n=106
2
Seat 2
27.12% n=118
3
Seat 3
25.77% n=97
4
Seat 4
26.53% n=49
5
Seat 5
57.14% n=7
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins 28.83% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.83% n=163
1
1 mulligan
20.75% n=53
2
2 mulligans
22.22% n=27
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 3.67/5 on average, across 272 self-reports.

3.67 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.3% of the time across 108 tracked wins.

71.3 \%
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.

Top 5 best matchups

Go-Shintai of Life's Origin commander art
45.45%
Gitrog, Horror of Zhava commander art
33.33%
Halana and Alena, Partners commander art
18.18%

Top 5 worst matchups

Halana and Alena, Partners commander art
18.18%
Gitrog, Horror of Zhava commander art
33.33%
Go-Shintai of Life's Origin commander art
45.45%