Commander

The Ur-Sphinx

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 32%
96 Wins
171 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Ur-Sphinx is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 297 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (96–171) at an Elo of 1,685, ranking #104 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 4614048 damage dealt and 0.39 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Ur-Sphinx's win rate?
The Ur-Sphinx has a 32% win rate across 297 recorded Playgroup games (96 wins, 171 losses).
How long do winning games with The Ur-Sphinx take?
Wins with The Ur-Sphinx take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 4 days.
How many decks use The Ur-Sphinx?
178 decks list The Ur-Sphinx as their commander on Playgroup, of which 117 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
104
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1685
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 4614048
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.39
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 178
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 117
No. games played with this commander 297
Total hours played 4 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1595 Damon Magics 12 6
2 1588 Snikrah 3 3
3 1568 Zuharran 3 2
4 1556 billyridz 3 2
5 1548 Xdecifer 4 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Ur-Sphinx wins, 79.69% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
79.69%
Commander Damage
7.81%
Combo
4.69%
Alternative
3.13%
Poison
1.56%
Mill
1.56%
Non Combat Damage
1.56%
Avg win turn 8.8 based on 95 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for The Ur-Sphinx

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with The Ur-Sphinx decks that leave them out.

+2.4 pp
Top card: Sea of Clouds
# Card Lift
1
Sea of Clouds
Sea of Clouds 68 games
+2.4 pp
2
Morphic Pool
Morphic Pool 66 games
+1.2 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?

The Ur-Sphinx wins 39.35% of games from position 1 and 22.03% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
39.35% n=108
2
Seat 2
34.62% n=91
3
Seat 3
22.03% n=59
4
Seat 4
26.32% n=38
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Ur-Sphinx wins 36.47% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.47% n=85
1
1 mulligan
32.41% n=54
2
2 mulligans
37.5% n=16
3
3 mulligans
25.0% n=4
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Ur-Sphinx 3.77/5 on average, across 139 self-reports.

3.77 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Ur-Sphinx wins, opponents flag the game as salty 13.0% of the time across 92 tracked wins.

13.0 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

Opposing commanders with at least ten tracked games against The Ur-Sphinx. 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 19 games
26.32%
Jace, Multiverse Architect commander art
18.18%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jace, Multiverse Architect commander art
18.18%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 19 games
26.32%