Commander

Samut, the Driving Force

Global commander stats {R} {G} {W} All Naya commanders
Win Rate 30%
230 Wins
520 Losses
Overview

Summary

Samut, the Driving Force is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 752 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (230–520) at an Elo of 1,518, ranking #1718 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 10 damage dealt and 0.68 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 30% win rate across 752 recorded Playgroup games (230 wins, 520 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?
209 decks list Samut, the Driving Force as their commander on Playgroup, of which 153 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1718
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1518
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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 0.68
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 209
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 153
No. games played with this commander 752
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1584 Arak 9 4
2 1532 Oren Knoper 11 6
3 1524 winterquick22 1 1
4 1493 Maxperez 4 1
5 1488 Rjs6528 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Samut, the Driving Force wins, 81.61% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
81.61%
Non Combat Damage
8.62%
Combo
4.6%
Alternative
3.45%
Commander Damage
1.72%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 230 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Samut, the Driving Force wins 40.0% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.0% n=220
2
Seat 2
31.42% n=226
3
Seat 3
23.56% n=191
4
Seat 4
24.73% n=93
5
Seat 5
10.0% n=30
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Samut, the Driving Force wins 31.85% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.85% n=270
1
1 mulligan
33.65% n=104
2
2 mulligans
26.92% n=52
3
3 mulligans
16.67% n=12
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=3
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Samut, the Driving Force 3.7/5 on average, across 453 self-reports.

3.7 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Samut, the Driving Force wins, opponents flag the game as salty 58.9% of the time across 231 tracked wins.

58.9 \%
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