Sami, Wildcat Captain

Global Commander Stats

165 Wins

287 Losses

Summary

Sami, Wildcat Captain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 452 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (165–287) at an Elo of 1,722, ranking #37 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.76 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 22 Apr 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently asked

What is Sami, Wildcat Captain's win rate? ▾

Sami, Wildcat Captain has a 36% win rate across 452 recorded Playgroup games (165 wins, 287 losses).

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

Wins with Sami, Wildcat Captain take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.

How many decks use Sami, Wildcat Captain? ▾

105 decks list Sami, Wildcat Captain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 78 have played at least one recorded game.

Sami, Wildcat Captain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

Global Rank

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1722

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 11

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.76

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 105

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 78

No. games played with this commander 452

Total hours played 4 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1634	Wedgi	4	4	100 %
2	1560	Mastermat	8	4	50 %
3	1539	Kbreezy	4	2	50 %

How does this commander win?

When Sami, Wildcat Captain wins, 44.44% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

44.44%

Non Combat Damage

33.33%

Combo

9.4%

Commander Damage

6.84%

Alternative

4.27%

Poison

0.85%

Mill

0.85%

Avg win turn 7.6 based on 167 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sami, Wildcat Captain wins 41.67% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

41.67% n=132

Seat 2

40.14% n=147

Seat 3

33.33% n=105

Seat 4

25.35% n=71

Seat 5

0.0% n=4

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sami, Wildcat Captain wins 38.93% after 0 mulligans and 20.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

38.93% n=131

1 mulligan

30.12% n=83

2 mulligans

37.5% n=40

3 mulligans

30.0% n=20

4 mulligans

20.0% n=10

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sami, Wildcat Captain 3.64/5 on average, across 294 self-reports.

3.64 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sami, Wildcat Captain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 68.3% of the time across 167 tracked wins.

68.3 \%

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.