Commander

Sauron, the Necromancer

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 22%
40 Wins
131 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sauron, the Necromancer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 174 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (40–131) at an Elo of 1,489, ranking #3664 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 22% win rate across 174 recorded Playgroup games (40 wins, 131 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?
61 decks list Sauron, the Necromancer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 43 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3664
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1489
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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 61
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 43
No. games played with this commander 174
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

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

How does this commander win?

When Sauron, the Necromancer wins, 50.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.0%
Non Combat Damage
44.44%
Combo
5.56%
Avg win turn 9.5 based on 40 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
17.5% n=40
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 21.33% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
21.33% n=75
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 3.6/5 on average, across 109 self-reports.

3.6 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sauron, the Necromancer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 65.9% of the time across 41 tracked wins.

65.9 \%
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%