Saruman of Many Colors

Global Commander Stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 26%
287 Wins
814 Losses
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Summary

Saruman of Many Colors is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,101 recorded Playgroup games, winning 26% of them (287814) at an Elo of 1,574, ranking #810 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.51 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Saruman of Many Colors's win rate?
Saruman of Many Colors has a 26% win rate across 1101 recorded Playgroup games (287 wins, 814 losses).
How long do winning games with Saruman of Many Colors take?
Wins with Saruman of Many Colors take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 14 days.
How many decks use Saruman of Many Colors?
347 decks list Saruman of Many Colors as their commander on Playgroup, of which 208 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
810
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1574

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.51
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 347
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 208
No. games played with this commander 1101
Total hours played 14 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1651 rmagal 12 7
2 1590 KBro 35 11
3 1588 PunkinTwix 8 4
4 1587 adolfo.oes 37 12
5 1539 alecare 5 2

How does this commander win?

When Saruman of Many Colors wins, 31.67% of wins come via mill across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Mill
31.67%
Combat
30.32%
Non Combat Damage
17.19%
Alternative
12.22%
Combo
6.33%
Commander Damage
2.26%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 292 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Saruman of Many Colors wins 33.2% of games from position 1 and 17.24% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.2% n=253
2
Seat 2
29.43% n=316
3
Seat 3
21.55% n=283
4
Seat 4
21.86% n=183
5
Seat 5
17.24% n=29

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Saruman of Many Colors wins 26.48% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
26.48% n=525
1
1 mulligan
25.12% n=207
2
2 mulligans
21.67% n=60
3
3 mulligans
22.22% n=9
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=2

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Saruman of Many Colors 3.83/5 on average, across 759 self-reports.

3.83 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Saruman of Many Colors wins, opponents flag the game as salty 67.9% of the time across 293 tracked wins.

67.9 \%

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Saruman of Many Colors. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.

Top 5 best matchups

Frodo, Adventurous Hobbit commander art
58.33%
Admiral Brass, Unsinkable commander art
53.33%
The Jolly Balloon Man commander art
46.67%
Ulalek, Fused Atrocity commander art
46.15%
Cloud, Ex-SOLDIER commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups

Korvold, Fae-Cursed King commander art
0.0%
Ureni of the Unwritten commander art
6.67%
Maelstrom Wanderer commander art
8.33%
Yarok, the Desecrated commander art
8.33%