Commander

Smaug the Impenetrable

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 45%
74 Wins
74 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Smaug the Impenetrable is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 164 recorded Playgroup games, winning 45% of them (7474) at an Elo of 1,635, ranking #292 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.66 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 45% win rate across 164 recorded Playgroup games (74 wins, 74 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: 1 day.
How many decks use Smaug the Impenetrable?
150 decks list Smaug the Impenetrable as their commander on Playgroup, of which 80 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
292
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1635
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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 0.66
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 150
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 80
No. games played with this commander 164
Total hours played 1 day
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1603 Horaxs 15 7
2 1546 Chet Epic 1 1
3 1538 Tazz 1 1
4 1538 MarkusRising 1 1
5 1537 llopas 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Smaug the Impenetrable wins, 42.59% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
42.59%
Combo
27.78%
Combat
14.81%
Commander Damage
11.11%
Alternative
3.7%
Avg win turn 7.1 based on 77 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.

+2.1 pp
Top card: Sulfurous Springs
# Card Lift
1
Sulfurous Springs
Sulfurous Springs 38 games
+2.1 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 63.64% of games from position 2 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
62.5% n=8
2
Seat 2
63.64% n=11
3
Seat 3
33.33% n=12
4
Seat 4
23.08% n=13
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Smaug the Impenetrable wins 38.18% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.18% n=55
1
1 mulligan
48.78% n=41
2
2 mulligans
62.5% n=8
3
3 mulligans
60.0% n=5
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 3.98/5 on average, across 99 self-reports.

3.98 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Smaug the Impenetrable wins, opponents flag the game as salty 89.7% of the time across 78 tracked wins.

89.7 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Not enough head-to-head data yet for Smaug the Impenetrable. Each opposing commander needs at least ten tracked games before it shows up here.