Commander

Sauron, the Dark Lord

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 24%
3025 Wins
9155 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sauron, the Dark Lord is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 12,493 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (3025–9155) at an Elo of 1,551, ranking #1134 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 88150 damage dealt and 0.53 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sauron, the Dark Lord's win rate?
Sauron, the Dark Lord has a 24% win rate across 12493 recorded Playgroup games (3025 wins, 9155 losses).
How long do winning games with Sauron, the Dark Lord take?
Wins with Sauron, the Dark Lord take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 6 months.
How many decks use Sauron, the Dark Lord?
4,095 decks list Sauron, the Dark Lord as their commander on Playgroup, of which 2,369 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1134
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1551
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 88150
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.53
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 4095
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 2369
No. games played with this commander 12493
Total hours played 6 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1682 Randy008 35 16
2 1669 Nitros 57 19
3 1630 SleepToken 19 15
4 1622 Luke S 4 4
5 1606 Kyle_Spaghetti 18 8
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sauron, the Dark Lord wins, 71.38% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
71.38%
Non Combat Damage
13.75%
Commander Damage
7.29%
Alternative
3.73%
Combo
2.73%
Mill
0.84%
Poison
0.28%
Avg win turn 9.4 based on 3070 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Sauron, the Dark Lord

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Sauron, the Dark Lord decks that leave them out.

+8.1 pp
Top card: Kess, Dissident Mage
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Talisman of Indulgence
Talisman of Indulgence 977 games
+3.7 pp
12
Izzet Signet
Izzet Signet 467 games
+3.6 pp
13
Archfiend of Ifnir
Archfiend of Ifnir 582 games
+3.6 pp
14
Underworld Breach
Underworld Breach 125 games
+3.5 pp
15
Dread Return
Dread Return 241 games
+3.3 pp

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sauron, the Dark Lord wins 29.27% of games from position 1 and 10.71% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.27% n=3784
2
Seat 2
26.19% n=3833
3
Seat 3
18.92% n=2791
4
Seat 4
17.66% n=1639
5
Seat 5
18.39% n=261
6
Seat 6
10.71% n=28
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sauron, the Dark Lord wins 24.96% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.96% n=5293
1
1 mulligan
24.08% n=1964
2
2 mulligans
21.8% n=679
3
3 mulligans
17.77% n=197
4
4 mulligans
14.29% n=35
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=9
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sauron, the Dark Lord 3.66/5 on average, across 7949 self-reports.

3.66 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sauron, the Dark Lord wins, opponents flag the game as salty 33.7% of the time across 3084 tracked wins.

33.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

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Top 5 worst matchups