Commander

Ulamog, the Defiler

Global commander stats {C} All Colorless commanders
Win Rate 35%
109 Wins
190 Losses
Overview

Summary

Ulamog, the Defiler is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 306 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (109–190) at an Elo of 1,645, ranking #256 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.53 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ulamog, the Defiler's win rate?
Ulamog, the Defiler has a 35% win rate across 306 recorded Playgroup games (109 wins, 190 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: 4 days.
How many decks use Ulamog, the Defiler?
134 decks list Ulamog, the Defiler as their commander on Playgroup, of which 69 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
256
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1645
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Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 15
Average poison counters given per game 6
Average kills per game 0.53
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 134
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 69
No. games played with this commander 306
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1540 Lutzwaffe 12 5
2 1520 AstragoR 2 1
3 1512 Valdis 4 1
4 1512 gonday 6 3
5 1512 Angelodaniele Melis 5 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Ulamog, the Defiler wins, 58.06% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
58.06%
Commander Damage
20.97%
Alternative
11.29%
Non Combat Damage
8.06%
Mill
1.61%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 109 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Ulamog, the Defiler wins 66.67% of games from position 6 and 25.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.78% n=93
2
Seat 2
36.94% n=111
3
Seat 3
25.81% n=62
4
Seat 4
30.95% n=42
5
Seat 5
25.0% n=4
6
Seat 6
66.67% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Ulamog, the Defiler wins 37.16% after 0 mulligans and 20.0% after 3 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
37.16% n=148
1
1 mulligan
38.78% n=49
2
2 mulligans
21.43% n=14
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=5
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Ulamog, the Defiler 3.74/5 on average, across 191 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Ulamog, the Defiler wins, opponents flag the game as salty 40.9% of the time across 110 tracked wins.

40.9 \%
Head to head

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.

Top 5 best matchups

The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 14 games
28.57%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
25.0%
Niv-Mizzet, Parun commander art
15.38%

Top 5 worst matchups

Niv-Mizzet, Parun commander art
15.38%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
25.0%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 14 games
28.57%