Sauron, the Dark Lord

Global Commander Stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 24%
2290 Wins
7097 Losses
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Summary

Sauron, the Dark Lord is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 9,395 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (22907097) at an Elo of 1,592, ranking #593 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 5 damage dealt and 0.57 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 9395 recorded Playgroup games (2290 wins, 7097 losses).
How long do winning games with Sauron, the Dark Lord take?
Wins with Sauron, the Dark Lord take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 months.
How many decks use Sauron, the Dark Lord?
3,034 decks list Sauron, the Dark Lord as their commander on Playgroup, of which 1,696 have played at least one recorded game.
Global Rank
593
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
10
Elo rating
1592

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 5
Average commander damage per game 7
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.57
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 3034
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 1696
No. games played with this commander 9395
Total hours played 4 months

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1682 Randy008 35 16
2 1669 Nitros 57 19
3 1606 Kyle_Spaghetti 18 8
4 1597 dweller 9 5
5 1595 Luke S 3 3

How does this commander win?

When Sauron, the Dark Lord wins, 71.55% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
71.55%
Non Combat Damage
13.65%
Commander Damage
6.79%
Alternative
3.86%
Combo
3.0%
Mill
0.79%
Poison
0.36%
Avg win turn 9.6 based on 2340 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sauron, the Dark Lord wins 29.48% of games from position 1 and 8.33% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
29.48% n=2754
2
Seat 2
26.23% n=2787
3
Seat 3
19.17% n=2139
4
Seat 4
18.11% n=1336
5
Seat 5
17.19% n=221
6
Seat 6
8.33% n=24

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sauron, the Dark Lord wins 24.24% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.24% n=4393
1
1 mulligan
24.46% n=1351
2
2 mulligans
21.09% n=460
3
3 mulligans
17.02% n=141
4
4 mulligans
16.0% n=25
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=7
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sauron, the Dark Lord 3.65/5 on average, across 6493 self-reports.

3.65 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sauron, the Dark Lord wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.5% of the time across 2341 tracked wins.

65.5 \%

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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