Commander

Samut, the Driving Force

Global commander stats {R} {G} {W} All Naya commanders
Win Rate 29%
241 Wins
556 Losses
Overview

Summary

Samut, the Driving Force is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 804 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (241–556) at an Elo of 1,496, ranking #3857 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 10 damage dealt and 0.66 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 29% win rate across 804 recorded Playgroup games (241 wins, 556 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: 9 days.
How many decks use Samut, the Driving Force?
240 decks list Samut, the Driving Force as their commander on Playgroup, of which 170 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3857
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1496
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 10
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 13
Average kills per game 0.66
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 240
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 170
No. games played with this commander 804
Total hours played 9 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 1511 Beerded_Viking 2 1
5 1493 Maxperez 4 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Samut, the Driving Force wins, 81.87% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
81.87%
Non Combat Damage
8.79%
Combo
4.4%
Alternative
3.3%
Commander Damage
1.65%
Avg win turn 8.6 based on 240 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Samut, the Driving Force

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Samut, the Driving Force decks that leave them out.

+9.4 pp
Top card: Clifftop Retreat

Measured win-rate lift against decks on the same commander without the card, ranked by the 95% lower bound. How this is measured

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Samut, the Driving Force wins 39.09% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.09% n=243
2
Seat 2
30.38% n=237
3
Seat 3
22.61% n=199
4
Seat 4
25.25% n=99
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 32.0% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.0% n=275
1
1 mulligan
35.78% n=109
2
2 mulligans
26.42% n=53
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 3.68/5 on average, across 482 self-reports.

3.68 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Samut, the Driving Force wins, opponents flag the game as salty 29.9% of the time across 241 tracked wins.

29.9 \%
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

Sauron, the Dark Lord commander art
40.91%
Zinnia, Valley's Voice commander art
40.74%
Tidus, Yuna's Guardian commander art
36.36%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 11 games
36.36%
Éowyn, Shieldmaiden commander art
36.36%

Top 5 worst matchups

Sidar Jabari of Zhalfir commander art
0.0%
Saheeli, Radiant Creator commander art
5.56%
Kaalia of the Vast commander art
7.69%
Arabella, Abandoned Doll commander art
8.33%