Commander

Sauron, the Necromancer

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 23%
41 Wins
132 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sauron, the Necromancer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 176 recorded Playgroup games, winning 23% of them (41–132) at an Elo of 1,498, ranking #3550 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 4 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 Necromancer's win rate?
Sauron, the Necromancer has a 23% win rate across 176 recorded Playgroup games (41 wins, 132 losses).
How long do winning games with Sauron, the Necromancer take?
Wins with Sauron, the Necromancer take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use Sauron, the Necromancer?
62 decks list Sauron, the Necromancer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 44 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3550
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1498
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.57
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 62
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 44
No. games played with this commander 176
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1513 Jayden 3 1
2 1500 VASTOLORDE 2 1
3 1500 SNCA84 2 0
4 1500 Tschillig 1 0
5 1488 perman3nt 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sauron, the Necromancer wins, 47.37% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
47.37%
Non Combat Damage
42.11%
Combo
10.53%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 41 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sauron, the Necromancer wins 25.0% of games from position 3 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
24.32% n=37
2
Seat 2
19.05% n=42
3
Seat 3
25.0% n=52
4
Seat 4
24.14% n=29
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sauron, the Necromancer wins 22.37% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
22.37% n=76
1
1 mulligan
14.29% n=28
2
2 mulligans
0.0% n=13
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sauron, the Necromancer 3.59/5 on average, across 111 self-reports.

3.59 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sauron, the Necromancer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 38.1% of the time across 42 tracked wins.

38.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Cloud, Midgar Mercenary commander art
31.25%
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion commander art
25.0%
Gluntch, the Bestower commander art
20.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Gluntch, the Bestower commander art
20.0%
Nashi, Moon Sage's Scion commander art
25.0%
Cloud, Midgar Mercenary commander art
31.25%