Commander

Sami, Wildcat Captain

Global commander stats

All Boros commanders

313 Wins

511 Losses

Overview

Summary

Sami, Wildcat Captain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 835 recorded Playgroup games, winning 37% of them (313–511) at an Elo of 1,593, ranking #644 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 536636 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 23 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sami, Wildcat Captain's win rate?

Sami, Wildcat Captain has a 37% win rate across 835 recorded Playgroup games (313 wins, 511 losses).

How long do winning games with Sami, Wildcat Captain take?

Wins with Sami, Wildcat Captain take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.

How many decks use Sami, Wildcat Captain?

192 decks list Sami, Wildcat Captain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 133 have played at least one recorded game.

Sami, Wildcat Captain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

644

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1593

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 538115

Average commander damage per game 10

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.71

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 192

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 133

No. games played with this commander 835

Total hours played 8 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1756	JohnSmiths	15	14	93 %
2	1729	Miggi3	12	11	92 %
3	1635	Wedgi	4	4	100 %
4	1594	Miggi3	9	5	56 %
5	1578	Mastermat	10	5	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sami, Wildcat Captain wins, 34.26% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

34.26%

Non Combat Damage

32.87%

Combo

19.91%

Alternative

6.02%

Commander Damage

5.56%

Poison

0.93%

Mill

0.46%

Avg win turn 7.1 based on 316 wins with recorded turn counts

Measured

Staples that win games for Sami, Wildcat Captain

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Sami, Wildcat Captain decks that leave them out.

+15.3 pp

Top card: Rustvale Bridge

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Rustvale Bridge 91 games	+15.3 pp	91
2	Unexpected Windfall 66 games	+13.1 pp	66
3	Devastating Onslaught 52 games	+6.9 pp	52
4	Rugged Prairie 52 games	+5.1 pp	52
5	Big Score 106 games	+3.5 pp	106
6	Treasure Vault 131 games	+3.2 pp	131

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?

Sami, Wildcat Captain wins 44.44% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

44.44% n=243

Seat 2

40.52% n=269

Seat 3

31.44% n=194

Seat 4

29.37% n=126

Seat 5

7.69% n=13

Seat 6

0.0% n=1

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sami, Wildcat Captain wins 41.7% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

41.7% n=223

1 mulligan

34.69% n=147

2 mulligans

35.8% n=81

3 mulligans

37.04% n=27

4 mulligans

18.18% n=11

5 mulligans

0.0% n=2

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sami, Wildcat Captain 3.66/5 on average, across 520 self-reports.

3.66 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sami, Wildcat Captain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 32.4% of the time across 318 tracked wins.

32.4 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against Sami, Wildcat Captain. Pairs with fewer than 25 games are shown in italics; treat those as suggestive, not statistical.