Sauron, the Necromancer

Global Commander Stats
Win Rate 24%
33 Wins
102 Losses

Summary

Sauron, the Necromancer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 135 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (33102) at an Elo of 1,501, ranking #1797 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4 damage dealt and 0.63 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 135 recorded Playgroup games (33 wins, 102 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: 1 day.

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
1797
Wins By Turn (on avg.)
9
Elo rating
1501

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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 0.63
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 135
Total hours played 1 day

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank Elo User No. games Wins
1 1513 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, 46.15% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
46.15%
Non Combat Damage
46.15%
Combo
7.69%
Avg win turn 9.3 based on 34 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sauron, the Necromancer wins 30.95% of games from position 3 and 17.39% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
26.67% n=30
2
Seat 2
19.23% n=26
3
Seat 3
30.95% n=42
4
Seat 4
17.39% n=23

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sauron, the Necromancer wins 24.14% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
24.14% n=58
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 3.53/5 on average, across 80 self-reports.

3.53 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sauron, the Necromancer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 61.8% of the time across 34 tracked wins.

61.8 \%

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

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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%