Sauron, the Necromancer

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 24%
34 Wins
105 Losses

Summary

Sauron, the Necromancer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 139 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (34105) at an Elo of 1,516, ranking #1551 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.62 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 24% win rate across 139 recorded Playgroup games (34 wins, 105 losses).

How long do winning games with Sauron, the Necromancer take?

Wins with Sauron, the Necromancer take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.

How many decks use Sauron, the Necromancer?

49 decks list Sauron, the Necromancer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 31 have played at least one recorded game.

Sauron, the Necromancer Magic: The Gathering commander card art
Global Rank
1551
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1516

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 4
Average commander damage per game 4
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.62
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 49
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 31
No. games played with this commander 139
Total hours played 2 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1501 Jayden 3 1
2 1488 perman3nt 1 0
3 1482 YaBoiDadam 5 1
4 1437 Thunor 6 0

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
42.86%
Combo
7.14%
Avg win turn 9.3 based on 35 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sauron, the Necromancer wins 30.95% of games from position 3 and 18.52% from position 2 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
25.81% n=31
2
Seat 2
18.52% n=27
3
Seat 3
30.95% n=42
4
Seat 4
20.0% n=25

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sauron, the Necromancer wins 24.19% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.19% n=62
1
1 mulligan
10.0% n=20
2
2 mulligans
0.0% n=8

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sauron, the Necromancer 3.54/5 on average, across 84 self-reports.

3.54 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sauron, the Necromancer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 62.9% of the time across 35 tracked wins.

62.9 \%

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%