Commander

Smaug the Magnificent

Global commander stats {R} All Red commanders
Win Rate 30%
149 Wins
316 Losses
Overview

Summary

Smaug the Magnificent is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 494 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (149–316) at an Elo of 1,516, ranking #1796 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 2407641 damage dealt and 0.47 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Smaug the Magnificent's win rate?
Smaug the Magnificent has a 30% win rate across 494 recorded Playgroup games (149 wins, 316 losses).
How long do winning games with Smaug the Magnificent take?
Wins with Smaug the Magnificent take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 8 days.
How many decks use Smaug the Magnificent?
263 decks list Smaug the Magnificent as their commander on Playgroup, of which 173 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1796
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1516
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 2407641
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.47
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 263
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 173
No. games played with this commander 494
Total hours played 8 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
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4 1535 Phiddle 4 1
5 1535 Hzin 2 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Smaug the Magnificent wins, 49.44% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
49.44%
Non Combat Damage
25.84%
Commander Damage
19.1%
Combo
4.49%
Alternative
1.12%
Avg win turn 7.5 based on 148 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Smaug the Magnificent

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

+3.1 pp
Top card: Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
# Card Lift
1
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge
Gadrak, the Crown-Scourge 106 games
+3.1 pp
2
Big Score
Big Score 135 games
+3.0 pp
3
Treasure Vault
Treasure Vault 129 games
+2.6 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?

Smaug the Magnificent wins 100.0% of games from position 5 and 0.0% from position 6 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
40.96% n=177
2
Seat 2
34.52% n=168
3
Seat 3
16.05% n=81
4
Seat 4
10.91% n=55
5
Seat 5
100.0% n=1
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Smaug the Magnificent wins 36.13% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.13% n=119
1
1 mulligan
32.88% n=111
2
2 mulligans
34.78% n=23
3
3 mulligans
15.38% n=13
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=2
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Smaug the Magnificent 3.84/5 on average, across 256 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Smaug the Magnificent wins, opponents flag the game as salty 14.6% of the time across 151 tracked wins.

14.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Ghalta, Primal Hunger commander art
20.0%

Top 5 worst matchups

Ghalta, Primal Hunger commander art
20.0%