Sai, Master Thopterist

Global Commander Stats

215 Wins

371 Losses

Summary

Sai, Master Thopterist is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 586 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (215–371) at an Elo of 1,645, ranking #221 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 8 damage dealt and 0.64 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 1 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Sai, Master Thopterist's win rate?

Sai, Master Thopterist has a 36% win rate across 586 recorded Playgroup games (215 wins, 371 losses).

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

Wins with Sai, Master Thopterist take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: 7 days.

How many decks use Sai, Master Thopterist?

167 decks list Sai, Master Thopterist as their commander on Playgroup, of which 104 have played at least one recorded game.

Sai, Master Thopterist Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

221

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1645

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 8

Average commander damage per game 2

Average poison counters given per game 3

Average kills per game 0.64

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 167

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 104

No. games played with this commander 586

Total hours played 7 days

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1693	nviccione	19	13	68 %
2	1531	Binbag	7	3	43 %

How does this commander win?

When Sai, Master Thopterist wins, 75.44% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

75.44%

Combo

9.94%

Alternative

5.85%

Non Combat Damage

5.85%

Commander Damage

2.92%

Avg win turn 9.4 based on 221 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Sai, Master Thopterist wins 51.35% of games from position 1 and 20.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

Seat 1

51.35% n=185

Seat 2

31.94% n=191

Seat 3

31.67% n=120

Seat 4

28.0% n=75

Seat 5

20.0% n=10

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Sai, Master Thopterist wins 33.95% after 0 mulligans and 42.86% after 3 mulligans.

0 mulligans

33.95% n=271

1 mulligan

45.07% n=71

2 mulligans

36.0% n=25

3 mulligans

42.86% n=7

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Sai, Master Thopterist 3.76/5 on average, across 449 self-reports.

3.76 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Sai, Master Thopterist wins, opponents flag the game as salty 74.8% of the time across 222 tracked wins.

74.8 \%

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.