Saruman the White

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 38%
23 Wins
37 Losses

Summary

Saruman the White is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 60 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (2337) at an Elo of 1,365, ranking #3785 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.53 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Saruman the White's win rate?

Saruman the White has a 38% win rate across 60 recorded Playgroup games (23 wins, 37 losses).

How long do winning games with Saruman the White take?

Wins with Saruman the White take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: about 17 hours.

How many decks use Saruman the White?

16 decks list Saruman the White as their commander on Playgroup, of which 12 have played at least one recorded game.

Saruman the White Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
3785
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
8
Elo rating
1365

Global Elo Trend

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Commander Popularity Trend

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 2
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.53
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 16
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 12
No. games played with this commander 60
Total hours played about 17 hours

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
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How does this commander win?

When Saruman the White wins, 66.67% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
66.67%
Alternative
33.33%
Avg win turn 8.3 based on 23 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Saruman the White wins 33.33% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.33% n=15
2
Seat 2
31.58% n=19
3
Seat 3
0.0% n=11
4
Seat 4
0.0% n=3
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Saruman the White wins 17.65% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
17.65% n=17
1
1 mulligan
0.0% n=2
2
2 mulligans
0.0% n=1
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Saruman the White 4.0/5 on average, across 28 self-reports.

4.0 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Saruman the White wins, opponents flag the game as salty 13.0% of the time across 23 tracked wins.

13.0 \%

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

The Scarab God commander art
The Scarab God 10 games
80.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

The Scarab God commander art
The Scarab God 10 games
80.0%