Commander

Sauron, the Necromancer

Global commander stats {B} All Black commanders
Win Rate 24%
38 Wins
115 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Sauron, the Necromancer is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 153 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (38115) at an Elo of 1,527, ranking #1452 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 153 recorded Playgroup games (38 wins, 115 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?
52 decks list Sauron, the Necromancer as their commander on Playgroup, of which 34 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1452
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1527
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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 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 52
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 34
No. games played with this commander 153
Total hours played 2 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1513 Jayden 3 1
2 1488 perman3nt 1 0
3 1482 YaBoiDadam 5 1
4 1437 Thunor 6 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sauron, the Necromancer wins, 52.94% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
52.94%
Non Combat Damage
41.18%
Combo
5.88%
Avg win turn 9.4 based on 39 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sauron, the Necromancer wins 27.66% of games from position 3 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
25.0% n=32
2
Seat 2
23.33% n=30
3
Seat 3
27.66% n=47
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 23.08% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
23.08% n=65
1
1 mulligan
16.67% n=24
2
2 mulligans
0.0% n=11
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sauron, the Necromancer 3.61/5 on average, across 97 self-reports.

3.61 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sauron, the Necromancer wins, opponents flag the game as salty 66.7% of the time across 39 tracked wins.

66.7 \%
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%