Commander

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Global commander stats {U} {R} All Izzet commanders
Win Rate 28%
129 Wins
312 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 450 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (129–312) at an Elo of 1,528, ranking #1541 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 871 damage dealt and 0.65 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 28% win rate across 450 recorded Playgroup games (129 wins, 312 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: 6 days.
How many decks use Sarkhan, Soul Aflame?
124 decks list Sarkhan, Soul Aflame as their commander on Playgroup, of which 71 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1541
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1528
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 871
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.65
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 124
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 71
No. games played with this commander 450
Total hours played 6 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, 61.73% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
61.73%
Non Combat Damage
28.4%
Combo
4.94%
Alternative
3.7%
Commander Damage
1.23%
Avg win turn 8.3 based on 130 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
32.04% n=142
2
Seat 2
28.06% n=139
3
Seat 3
26.21% n=103
4
Seat 4
25.93% n=54
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 30.34% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
30.34% n=178
1
1 mulligan
25.0% n=66
2
2 mulligans
22.86% n=35
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 3.63/5 on average, across 309 self-reports.

3.63 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, opponents flag the game as salty 35.4% of the time across 130 tracked wins.

35.4 \%
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

Top 5 worst matchups

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35.71%