Commander

Sami, Wildcat Captain

Global commander stats

All Boros commanders

338 Wins

532 Losses

Overview

Summary

Sami, Wildcat Captain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 877 recorded Playgroup games, winning 38% of them (338–532) at an Elo of 1,590, ranking #658 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 514524 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 12 Nov 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sami, Wildcat Captain's win rate?

Sami, Wildcat Captain has a 38% win rate across 877 recorded Playgroup games (338 wins, 532 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?

206 decks list Sami, Wildcat Captain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 139 have played at least one recorded game.

Sami, Wildcat Captain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

658

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1590

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 514524

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 206

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 139

No. games played with this commander 877

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	1647	Miggi3	14	9	64 %
4	1635	Wedgi	4	4	100 %
5	1610	Mastermat	11	6	55 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sami, Wildcat Captain wins, 34.76% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

34.76%

Non Combat Damage

32.19%

Combo

20.17%

Alternative

6.44%

Commander Damage

5.15%

Poison

0.86%

Mill

0.43%

Avg win turn 7.0 based on 341 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.

+13.9 pp

Top card: Rustvale Bridge

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Rustvale Bridge 102 games	+13.9 pp	102
2	Devastating Onslaught 62 games	+6.1 pp	62
3	Big Score 116 games	+4.0 pp	116
4	Treasure Vault 149 games	+4.0 pp	149
5	Rugged Prairie 60 games	+2.6 pp	60

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 46.36% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

46.36% n=261

Seat 2

40.5% n=279

Seat 3

33.0% n=200

Seat 4

29.63% n=135

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 43.1% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

43.1% n=232

1 mulligan

35.76% n=151

2 mulligans

35.29% n=85

3 mulligans

35.71% n=28

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 3.67/5 on average, across 529 self-reports.

3.67 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sami, Wildcat Captain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 31.3% of the time across 342 tracked wins.

31.3 \%

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.