Commander

Smaug the Impenetrable

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 41%
136 Wins
161 Losses
Overview

Summary

Smaug the Impenetrable is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 326 recorded Playgroup games, winning 41% of them (136161) at an Elo of 1,652, ranking #197 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Smaug the Impenetrable's win rate?
Smaug the Impenetrable has a 41% win rate across 326 recorded Playgroup games (136 wins, 161 losses).
How long do winning games with Smaug the Impenetrable take?
Wins with Smaug the Impenetrable take on average 7 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use Smaug the Impenetrable?
216 decks list Smaug the Impenetrable as their commander on Playgroup, of which 132 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
197
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1652
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 8
Average poison counters given per game
Average kills per game 0.71
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 216
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 132
No. games played with this commander 326
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1555 Thesandyfox 2 2
2 1545 ThaReusski 4 2
3 1543 Chet Epic 3 2
4 1540 Jonathan Elkær-Hansen 5 2
5 1537 llopas 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Smaug the Impenetrable wins, 43.0% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
43.0%
Combo
24.0%
Combat
19.0%
Commander Damage
12.0%
Alternative
2.0%
Avg win turn 6.9 based on 137 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Smaug the Impenetrable

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

+7.1 pp
Top card: Chain Lightning
# Card Lift
1
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning 74 games
+7.1 pp
2
Shadowblood Ridge
Shadowblood Ridge 35 games
+2.9 pp
3
Pain for All
Pain for All 100 games
+2.8 pp
4
Weftstalker Ardent
Weftstalker Ardent 71 games
+2.6 pp
5
Rain of Riches
Rain of Riches 31 games
+0.9 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 Impenetrable wins 52.17% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
50.0% n=30
2
Seat 2
52.17% n=23
3
Seat 3
43.48% n=23
4
Seat 4
29.41% n=17
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Smaug the Impenetrable wins 36.96% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.96% n=92
1
1 mulligan
46.03% n=63
2
2 mulligans
44.44% n=18
3
3 mulligans
62.5% n=8
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 Impenetrable 3.88/5 on average, across 178 self-reports.

3.88 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Smaug the Impenetrable wins, opponents flag the game as salty 87.6% of the time across 137 tracked wins.

87.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 11 games
36.36%

Top 5 worst matchups

The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 11 games
36.36%