Commander

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame

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

Summary

Sarkhan, Soul Aflame is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 390 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (108282) at an Elo of 1,556, ranking #1044 globally.

Wins average 9 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 390 recorded Playgroup games (108 wins, 282 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?
114 decks list Sarkhan, Soul Aflame as their commander on Playgroup, of which 63 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1044
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1556
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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 114
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 63
No. games played with this commander 390
Total hours played 4 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 Alex Gatewood 53 19
5 1523 Sheoldrew 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, 66.22% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
66.22%
Non Combat Damage
27.03%
Alternative
4.05%
Combo
2.7%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 110 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
30.56% n=108
2
Seat 2
26.67% n=120
3
Seat 3
26.0% n=100
4
Seat 4
26.0% n=50
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 28.66% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
28.66% n=164
1
1 mulligan
21.43% n=56
2
2 mulligans
21.43% n=28
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 3.65/5 on average, across 280 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sarkhan, Soul Aflame wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.8% of the time across 110 tracked wins.

71.8 \%
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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