Commander

Abaddon the Despoiler

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 22%
712 Wins
2477 Losses
Overview

Summary

Abaddon the Despoiler is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,229 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (7122477) at an Elo of 1,398, ranking #4779 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 192310 damage dealt and 0.53 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh
Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Abaddon the Despoiler's win rate?
Abaddon the Despoiler has a 22% win rate across 3229 recorded Playgroup games (712 wins, 2477 losses).
How long do winning games with Abaddon the Despoiler take?
Wins with Abaddon the Despoiler take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 2 months.
How many decks use Abaddon the Despoiler?
1,315 decks list Abaddon the Despoiler as their commander on Playgroup, of which 785 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4779
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1398
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 192310
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 6670
Average kills per game 0.53
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1315
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 785
No. games played with this commander 3229
Total hours played about 2 months
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1565 Le Gé 5 3
2 1538 Savvydruid 9 4
3 1537 Raphael xguerramuerte7x 8 4
4 1524 JordnAM128 1 1
5 1524 Big H 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Abaddon the Despoiler wins, 50.11% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.11%
Non Combat Damage
37.42%
Combo
4.44%
Commander Damage
4.23%
Alternative
2.96%
Mill
0.85%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 739 wins with recorded turn counts
Measured

Staples that win games for Abaddon the Despoiler

Cards that raise this deck's measured win rate the most, compared with Abaddon the Despoiler decks that leave them out.

+6.0 pp
Top card: Profane Tutor
Show 2 more (ranks 11-12)
# Card Lift
11
Haunted Ridge
Haunted Ridge 126 games
+1.4 pp
12
Spear Spewer
Spear Spewer 127 games
+1.0 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?

Abaddon the Despoiler wins 28.57% of games from position 6 and 13.24% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
26.17% n=944
2
Seat 2
22.65% n=927
3
Seat 3
18.36% n=779
4
Seat 4
19.6% n=449
5
Seat 5
13.24% n=68
6
Seat 6
28.57% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Abaddon the Despoiler wins 21.89% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
21.89% n=1558
1
1 mulligan
21.58% n=482
2
2 mulligans
21.76% n=170
3
3 mulligans
17.65% n=51
4
4 mulligans
63.64% n=11
5
5 mulligans
50.0% n=2
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Abaddon the Despoiler 3.63/5 on average, across 2228 self-reports.

3.63 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Abaddon the Despoiler wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.6% of the time across 738 tracked wins.

69.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Lightning, Army of One commander art
60.0%
Eriette, the Beguiler commander art
50.0%
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth commander art
46.15%
Anowon, the Ruin Thief commander art
42.86%

Top 5 worst matchups

Rocco, Street Chef commander art
0.0%
Sméagol, Helpful Guide commander art
0.0%
Marina Vendrell commander art
Marina Vendrell 10 games
0.0%