Commander

Saruman the White

Global commander stats {U} All Blue commanders
Win Rate 37%
23 Wins
39 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Saruman the White is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 62 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (2339) at an Elo of 1,350, ranking #4642 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.54 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 37% win rate across 62 recorded Playgroup games (23 wins, 39 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 18 hours.
How many decks use Saruman the White?
19 decks list Saruman the White as their commander on Playgroup, of which 13 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4642
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1350
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 2
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.54
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 19
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 13
No. games played with this commander 62
Total hours played about 18 hours
Community

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Outcomes

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
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Saruman the White wins 31.58% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
31.25% n=16
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
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Saruman the White wins 17.65% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 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
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Saruman the White 4.03/5 on average, across 29 self-reports.

4.03 / 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 \%
Head to head

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%