Commander

Samut, the Driving Force

Global commander stats {R} {G} {W} All Naya commanders
Win Rate 31%
219 Wins
479 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Samut, the Driving Force is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 699 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (219479) at an Elo of 1,585, ranking #654 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 10 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Samut, the Driving Force's win rate?
Samut, the Driving Force has a 31% win rate across 699 recorded Playgroup games (219 wins, 479 losses).
How long do winning games with Samut, the Driving Force take?
Wins with Samut, the Driving Force take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.
How many decks use Samut, the Driving Force?
193 decks list Samut, the Driving Force as their commander on Playgroup, of which 141 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
654
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1585
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 10
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 14
Average kills per game 0.69
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 193
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 141
No. games played with this commander 699
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1562 Arak 7 3
2 1532 Oren Knoper 10 6
3 1527 Jonathan Elkær-Hansen 20 7
4 1524 winterquick22 1 1
5 1493 Maxperez 4 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Samut, the Driving Force wins, 81.1% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
81.1%
Non Combat Damage
8.54%
Combo
4.88%
Alternative
3.66%
Commander Damage
1.83%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 219 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Samut, the Driving Force wins 40.89% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.89% n=203
2
Seat 2
31.88% n=207
3
Seat 3
24.28% n=173
4
Seat 4
25.88% n=85
5
Seat 5
11.11% n=27
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Samut, the Driving Force wins 31.91% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.91% n=257
1
1 mulligan
34.38% n=96
2
2 mulligans
29.17% n=48
3
3 mulligans
18.18% n=11
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Samut, the Driving Force 3.72/5 on average, across 422 self-reports.

3.72 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Samut, the Driving Force wins, opponents flag the game as salty 57.7% of the time across 220 tracked wins.

57.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
42.31%
Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
40.91%
Mendicant Core, Guidelight commander art
36.36%
Nekusar, the Mindrazer commander art
35.71%
Teval, the Balanced Scale commander art
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups