Ulamog, the Defiler

Global Commander Stats

73 Wins

138 Losses

Summary

Ulamog, the Defiler is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 211 recorded Playgroup games, winning 34% of them (73–138) at an Elo of 1,588, ranking #649 globally.

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

Last full refresh 12 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Ulamog, the Defiler's win rate?

Ulamog, the Defiler has a 34% win rate across 211 recorded Playgroup games (73 wins, 138 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?

93 decks list Ulamog, the Defiler as their commander on Playgroup, of which 45 have played at least one recorded game.

Ulamog, the Defiler Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

649

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1588

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 93

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 45

No. games played with this commander 211

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 73 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Ulamog, the Defiler wins 66.67% of games from position 6 and 22.0% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

39.22% n=51

Seat 2

36.36% n=77

Seat 3

22.0% n=50

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

34.38% n=32

2 mulligans

15.38% n=13

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 152 self-reports.

3.7 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Ulamog, the Defiler wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.0% of the time across 74 tracked wins.

73.0 \%

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.