Commander

The Ur-Sphinx

Global commander stats {W} {U} {B} All Esper commanders
Win Rate 31%
169 Wins
327 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Ur-Sphinx is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 542 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (169–327) at an Elo of 1,523, ranking #1651 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 2516898 damage dealt and 0.41 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 31% win rate across 542 recorded Playgroup games (169 wins, 327 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: 7 days.
How many decks use The Ur-Sphinx?
264 decks list The Ur-Sphinx as their commander on Playgroup, of which 173 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1651
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1523
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 2516898
Average commander damage per game 10
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.41
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 264
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 173
No. games played with this commander 542
Total hours played 7 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1573 Zuharran 5 3
2 1573 Snikrah 4 3
3 1561 Kingslayer 3 2
4 1556 billyridz 3 2
5 1550 Jormuungandr 15 7
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Ur-Sphinx wins, 72.65% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
72.65%
Combo
8.55%
Commander Damage
7.69%
Alternative
5.13%
Non Combat Damage
4.27%
Poison
0.85%
Mill
0.85%
Avg win turn 8.7 based on 167 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.

+2.9 pp
Top card: Morphic Pool
# Card Lift
1
Morphic Pool
Morphic Pool 104 games
+2.9 pp
2
Tivit, Seller of Secrets
Tivit, Seller of Secrets 228 games
+2.8 pp
3
Talisman of Hierarchy
Talisman of Hierarchy 120 games
+2.7 pp
4
Command Tower
Command Tower 213 games
+2.4 pp
5
Sea of Clouds
Sea of Clouds 113 games
+1.6 pp
6
Thought Vessel
Thought Vessel 111 games
+0.5 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 42.09% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
42.09% n=196
2
Seat 2
31.01% n=158
3
Seat 3
22.69% n=108
4
Seat 4
23.44% n=64
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=3
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Ur-Sphinx wins 34.93% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
34.93% n=136
1
1 mulligan
38.33% n=90
2
2 mulligans
32.26% n=31
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=10
6
6 mulligans
0.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Ur-Sphinx 3.76/5 on average, across 226 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Ur-Sphinx wins, opponents flag the game as salty 11.9% of the time across 168 tracked wins.

11.9 \%
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 First Sliver commander art
The First Sliver 13 games
38.46%
Kwia Vigorbloom commander art
Kwia Vigorbloom 13 games
38.46%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
33.33%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 30 games
33.33%

Top 5 worst matchups

Jace, Multiverse Architect commander art
15.79%
Ingris Stingerquill commander art
26.67%
Pantlaza, Sun-Favored commander art
33.33%
The Ur-Dragon commander art
The Ur-Dragon 30 games
33.33%