Ulamog, the Defiler

Global Commander Stats

72 Wins

133 Losses

Summary

Ulamog, the Defiler is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 205 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (72–133) at an Elo of 1,631, ranking #284 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.6 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Jun 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ulamog, the Defiler's win rate?

Ulamog, the Defiler has a 35% win rate across 205 recorded Playgroup games (72 wins, 133 losses).

How long do winning games with Ulamog, the Defiler take?

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

How many decks use Ulamog, the Defiler?

90 decks list Ulamog, the Defiler as their commander on Playgroup, of which 42 have played at least one recorded game.

Ulamog, the Defiler Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

284

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1631

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 15

Average poison counters given per game 10

Average kills per game 0.6

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 90

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 42

No. games played with this commander 205

Total hours played 2 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1488	Christian Rice	1	0	0 %

How does this commander win?

When Ulamog, the Defiler wins, 58.7% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

58.7%

Commander Damage

17.39%

Alternative

13.04%

Non Combat Damage

10.87%

Avg win turn 8.9 based on 72 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Ulamog, the Defiler wins 66.67% of games from position 6 and 23.4% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

38.0% n=50

Seat 2

37.33% n=75

Seat 3

23.4% n=47

Seat 4

33.33% n=36

Seat 5

33.33% n=3

Seat 6

66.67% n=3

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ulamog, the Defiler wins 37.29% after 0 mulligans and 20.0% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

37.29% n=118

1 mulligan

35.48% n=31

2 mulligans

8.33% n=12

3 mulligans

20.0% n=5

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ulamog, the Defiler 3.7/5 on average, across 151 self-reports.

3.7 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ulamog, the Defiler wins, opponents flag the game as salty 72.6% of the time across 73 tracked wins.

72.6 \%

Best and worst matchups

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