Commander

Sonic the Hedgehog

Global commander stats {U} {R} {W} All Jeskai commanders
Win Rate 27%
599 Wins
1506 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sonic the Hedgehog is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 2,197 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (599–1506) at an Elo of 1,557, ranking #1023 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 2234 damage dealt and 0.58 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sonic the Hedgehog's win rate?
Sonic the Hedgehog has a 27% win rate across 2197 recorded Playgroup games (599 wins, 1506 losses).
How long do winning games with Sonic the Hedgehog take?
Wins with Sonic the Hedgehog take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 1 month.
How many decks use Sonic the Hedgehog?
740 decks list Sonic the Hedgehog as their commander on Playgroup, of which 492 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1023
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1557
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 2234
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.58
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 740
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 492
No. games played with this commander 2197
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1662 Jake 34 16
2 1618 GroDoggo 18 11
3 1563 Experiment01 8 6
4 1558 Redacted_E 7 5
5 1551 Oduko 3 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sonic the Hedgehog wins, 68.09% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.09%
Commander Damage
15.83%
Non Combat Damage
9.8%
Alternative
2.76%
Combo
2.51%
Mill
1.01%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 605 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Sonic the Hedgehog

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

+4.2 pp
Top card: Gingerbrute
# Card Lift
1
Gingerbrute
Gingerbrute 144 games
+4.2 pp
2
Charming Scoundrel
Charming Scoundrel 118 games
+3.4 pp
3
Cinderclasm
Cinderclasm 157 games
+2.3 pp
4
Karn's Bastion
Karn's Bastion 131 games
+0.6 pp
5
Sunbillow Verge
Sunbillow Verge 131 games
+0.5 pp

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?

Sonic the Hedgehog wins 42.86% of games from position 6 and 14.29% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.04% n=661
2
Seat 2
28.77% n=690
3
Seat 3
23.22% n=491
4
Seat 4
17.48% n=306
5
Seat 5
14.29% n=35
6
Seat 6
42.86% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sonic the Hedgehog wins 27.89% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.89% n=588
1
1 mulligan
28.6% n=444
2
2 mulligans
26.9% n=145
3
3 mulligans
22.5% n=40
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=4
5
5 mulligans
33.33% n=3
6
6 mulligans
66.67% n=3
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sonic the Hedgehog 3.78/5 on average, across 1384 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sonic the Hedgehog wins, opponents flag the game as salty 28.1% of the time across 609 tracked wins.

28.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Isshin, Two Heavens as One commander art
61.54%
Jenova, Ancient Calamity commander art
46.67%
Zaxara, the Exemplary commander art
46.67%
Golbez, Crystal Collector commander art
46.15%
Caesar, Legion's Emperor commander art
43.75%

Top 5 worst matchups