Commander

Smaug the Impenetrable

Global commander stats {B} {R} All Rakdos commanders
Win Rate 35%
365 Wins
577 Losses
Overview

Summary

Smaug the Impenetrable is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 1,039 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (365–577) at an Elo of 1,570, ranking #871 globally.

Wins average 7 turns, with 1726156 damage dealt and 0.63 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 35% win rate across 1039 recorded Playgroup games (365 wins, 577 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: 9 days.
How many decks use Smaug the Impenetrable?
413 decks list Smaug the Impenetrable as their commander on Playgroup, of which 298 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
871
Wins by turn (avg.)
7
Elo rating
1570
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 1726156
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 413
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 298
No. games played with this commander 1039
Total hours played 9 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1607 Matikulous 17 6
2 1586 vgnslayer 11 4
3 1586 obamacare 29 12
4 1583 Thesandyfox 5 4
5 1567 VidarsDagger 4 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Smaug the Impenetrable wins, 41.53% of wins come via non combat damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Non Combat Damage
41.53%
Combo
22.58%
Combat
20.16%
Commander Damage
12.1%
Alternative
2.82%
Mill
0.81%
Avg win turn 7.4 based on 362 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.

+12.4 pp
Top card: Command Tower
# Card Lift
1
Command Tower
Command Tower 368 games
+12.4 pp
2
Pain for All
Pain for All 308 games
+11.6 pp
3
Cut Propulsion
Cut Propulsion 319 games
+11.1 pp
4
Weftstalker Ardent
Weftstalker Ardent 215 games
+10.2 pp
5
Jeska's Will
Jeska's Will 214 games
+10.2 pp
6
Blazing Sunsteel
Blazing Sunsteel 205 games
+9.7 pp
7
Crackle with Power
Crackle with Power 171 games
+9.3 pp
8
Seething Song
Seething Song 236 games
+9.1 pp
9
Self-Destruct
Self-Destruct 331 games
+8.8 pp
10
Reckless Fireweaver
Reckless Fireweaver 277 games
+8.4 pp
Show 5 more (ranks 11-15)
# Card Lift
11
Chain Lightning
Chain Lightning 269 games
+8.2 pp
12
Blasphemous Act
Blasphemous Act 418 games
+6.7 pp
13
Professional Face-Breaker
Professional Face-Breaker 269 games
+6.1 pp
14
Revel in Riches
Revel in Riches 177 games
+5.4 pp
15
Urza's Saga
Urza's Saga 65 games
+4.8 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 43.17% of games from position 1 and 16.67% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
43.17% n=315
2
Seat 2
39.41% n=321
3
Seat 3
27.42% n=217
4
Seat 4
28.26% n=138
5
Seat 5
16.67% n=12
6
Seat 6
33.33% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Smaug the Impenetrable wins 34.41% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.41% n=247
1
1 mulligan
36.42% n=173
2
2 mulligans
31.48% n=54
3
3 mulligans
43.48% n=23
4
4 mulligans
20.0% n=5
5
5 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Smaug the Impenetrable 3.81/5 on average, across 495 self-reports.

3.81 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Smaug the Impenetrable wins, opponents flag the game as salty 14.5% of the time across 372 tracked wins.

14.5 \%
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

Teval, the Balanced Scale commander art
54.55%
Lathril, Blade of the Elves commander art
53.85%
Zhulodok, Void Gorger commander art
50.0%
Terra, Herald of Hope commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups