Commander

Sami, Wildcat Captain

Global commander stats

All Boros commanders

291 Wins

489 Losses

Overview

Summary

Sami, Wildcat Captain is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 789 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (291–489) at an Elo of 1,472, ranking #4081 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 36 damage dealt and 0.69 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 3 Oct 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 789 recorded Playgroup games (291 wins, 489 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: 7 days.

How many decks use Sami, Wildcat Captain?

180 decks list Sami, Wildcat Captain as their commander on Playgroup, of which 126 have played at least one recorded game.

Sami, Wildcat Captain Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

4081

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1472

Trend

Global Elo trend

Trend

Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 36

Average commander damage per game 11

Average poison counters given per game 4

Average kills per game 0.69

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 180

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 126

No. games played with this commander 789

Total hours played 7 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1714	JohnSmiths	11	10	91 %
2	1713	Miggi3	11	10	91 %
3	1635	Wedgi	4	4	100 %
4	1578	Mastermat	10	5	50 %
5	1558	Kbreezy	5	3	60 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sami, Wildcat Captain wins, 35.29% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

35.29%

Non Combat Damage

31.86%

Combo

19.61%

Alternative

6.37%

Commander Damage

5.88%

Poison

0.49%

Mill

0.49%

Avg win turn 7.1 based on 294 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.

+13.2 pp

Top card: Rustvale Bridge

#	Card	Lift Win-rate lift	Games
1	Rustvale Bridge 70 games	+13.2 pp	70
2	Unexpected Windfall 45 games	+11.4 pp	45
3	Chimil, the Inner Sun Signature build 33 games · Signature build	+8.5 pp	33
4	Coveted Jewel Signature build 50 games · Signature build	+6.6 pp	50
5	Silence 49 games	+2.3 pp	49
6	Big Score 84 games	+0.6 pp	84
7	Treasure Vault 109 games	+0.1 pp	109

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 44.1% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

Seat 1

44.1% n=229

Seat 2

39.76% n=254

Seat 3

30.98% n=184

Seat 4

28.57% n=119

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 40.74% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0 mulligans

40.74% n=216

1 mulligan

32.59% n=135

2 mulligans

35.44% n=79

3 mulligans

38.46% n=26

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 3.68/5 on average, across 502 self-reports.

3.68 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sami, Wildcat Captain wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.9% of the time across 296 tracked wins.

69.9 \%

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.