Commander

Sonic the Hedgehog

Global commander stats {U} {R} {W} All Jeskai commanders
Win Rate 27%
537 Wins
1346 Losses
Overview

Summary

Sonic the Hedgehog is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,933 recorded Playgroup games, winning 27% of them (537–1346) at an Elo of 1,568, ranking #884 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 2531 damage dealt and 0.59 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 1933 recorded Playgroup games (537 wins, 1346 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: 23 days.
How many decks use Sonic the Hedgehog?
637 decks list Sonic the Hedgehog as their commander on Playgroup, of which 426 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
884
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1568
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 2531
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.59
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 637
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 426
No. games played with this commander 1933
Total hours played 23 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1679 Jake 31 15
2 1563 Experiment01 8 6
3 1558 Redacted_E 7 5
4 1557 wedge323 9 4
5 1544 erangs 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sonic the Hedgehog wins, 68.63% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
68.63%
Commander Damage
14.85%
Non Combat Damage
10.08%
Combo
2.8%
Alternative
2.52%
Mill
1.12%
Avg win turn 8.5 based on 542 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.

+5.1 pp
Top card: Gingerbrute
# Card Lift
1
Gingerbrute
Gingerbrute 120 games
+5.1 pp
2
Karn's Bastion
Karn's Bastion 111 games
+2.2 pp
3
Sunbillow Verge
Sunbillow Verge 112 games
+0.7 pp
4
Arthur, Marigold Knight
Arthur, Marigold Knight 165 games
+0.4 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 50.0% of games from position 6 and 14.71% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
34.36% n=569
2
Seat 2
29.47% n=609
3
Seat 3
23.12% n=439
4
Seat 4
17.82% n=275
5
Seat 5
14.71% n=34
6
Seat 6
50.0% n=6
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sonic the Hedgehog wins 27.24% after 0 mulligans and 66.67% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
27.24% n=536
1
1 mulligan
28.93% n=401
2
2 mulligans
28.68% n=129
3
3 mulligans
21.05% n=38
4
4 mulligans
50.0% n=4
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
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 1270 self-reports.

3.78 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Sonic the Hedgehog wins, opponents flag the game as salty 71.2% of the time across 545 tracked wins.

71.2 \%
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%
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

Aragorn, the Uniter commander art
6.25%
Tymna the Weaver commander art
Tymna the Weaver 16 games
6.25%
Gishath, Sun's Avatar commander art
6.67%