Commander

Sai, Master Thopterist

Global commander stats

All Blue commanders Featured in Foundations Commander Decks

327 Wins

602 Losses

Overview

Summary

Sai, Master Thopterist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 999 recorded Playgroup games, winning 32% of them (327–602) at an Elo of 1,504, ranking #1982 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 13 damage dealt and 0.54 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 19 Oct 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sai, Master Thopterist's win rate?

Sai, Master Thopterist has a 32% win rate across 999 recorded Playgroup games (327 wins, 602 losses).

How long do winning games with Sai, Master Thopterist take?

Wins with Sai, Master Thopterist take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 15 days.

How many decks use Sai, Master Thopterist?

607 decks list Sai, Master Thopterist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 357 have played at least one recorded game.

Sai, Master Thopterist Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global rank

1982

Wins by turn (avg.)

Elo rating

1504

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Global Elo trend

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Commander popularity trend

Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 13

Average commander damage per game 2

Average poison counters given per game 5

Average kills per game 0.54

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 607

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 357

No. games played with this commander 999

Total hours played 15 days

Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank	Elo	User	Games	Wins	Winrate
1	1581	JAEBIN	8	5	63 %
2	1575	Luis_R90	10	4	40 %
3	1548	ObidO	1	1	100 %
4	1548	Gorolx	1	1	100 %
5	1547	MeanMrMustard	1	0	50 %

Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Sai, Master Thopterist wins, 76.79% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

76.79%

Combo

7.59%

Non Combat Damage

6.75%

Alternative

5.49%

Commander Damage

2.95%

Poison

0.42%

Avg win turn 9.5 based on 339 wins with recorded turn counts

Table position

Does seating order matter?

Sai, Master Thopterist wins 43.27% of games from position 1 and 23.08% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

43.27% n=327

Seat 2

31.86% n=339

Seat 3

27.53% n=198

Seat 4

23.14% n=121

Seat 5

23.08% n=13

Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sai, Master Thopterist wins 30.39% after 0 mulligans and 33.33% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

30.39% n=385

1 mulligan

41.61% n=137

2 mulligans

23.81% n=42

3 mulligans

45.45% n=11

4 mulligans

33.33% n=3

Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sai, Master Thopterist 3.8/5 on average, across 632 self-reports.

3.8 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sai, Master Thopterist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 29.3% of the time across 335 tracked wins.

29.3 \%

Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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