Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

Global Commander Stats

99 Wins

253 Losses

Summary

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 352 recorded Playgroup games, winning 28% of them (99–253) at an Elo of 1,570, ranking #801 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.7 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 20 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sarkhan, Soul Aflame's win rate?

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame has a 28% win rate across 352 recorded Playgroup games (99 wins, 253 losses).

How long do winning games with Sarkhan, Soul Aflame take?

Wins with Sarkhan, Soul Aflame take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Sarkhan, Soul Aflame?

106 decks list Sarkhan, Soul Aflame as their commander on Playgroup, of which 59 have played at least one recorded game.

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

801

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1570

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 7

Average commander damage per game 5

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.7

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 106

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 59

No. games played with this commander 352

Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1562	BIZARRO	7	3	43 %
2	1536	idahomee	10	4	40 %
3	1536	CobraCommander	1	1	100 %
4	1530	Alex Gatewood	48	18	38 %
5	1523	Sheoldrew	2	1	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, 67.16% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

67.16%

Non Combat Damage

26.87%

Combo

2.99%

Alternative

2.99%

Avg win turn 8.5 based on 101 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

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

Seat 1

31.31% n=99

Seat 2

28.44% n=109

Seat 3

25.27% n=91

Seat 4

25.0% n=44

Seat 5

50.0% n=6

Seat 6

0.0% n=2

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins 28.21% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

28.21% n=156

1 mulligan

21.28% n=47

2 mulligans

23.08% n=26

3 mulligans

14.29% n=7

5 mulligans

50.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sarkhan, Soul Aflame 3.66/5 on average, across 248 self-reports.

3.66 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.3% of the time across 101 tracked wins.

71.3 \%

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.