Commander

Abaddon the Despoiler

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 21%
732 Wins
2560 Losses
Overview

Summary

Abaddon the Despoiler is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,344 recorded Playgroup games, winning 21% of them (732–2560) at an Elo of 1,384, ranking #4930 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 187819 damage dealt and 0.53 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Abaddon the Despoiler's win rate?
Abaddon the Despoiler has a 21% win rate across 3344 recorded Playgroup games (732 wins, 2560 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 1 month.
How many decks use Abaddon the Despoiler?
1,351 decks list Abaddon the Despoiler as their commander on Playgroup, of which 818 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4930
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1384
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 187819
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 6670
Average kills per game 0.53
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1351
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 818
No. games played with this commander 3344
Total hours played about 1 month
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1565 Le Gé 5 3
2 1547 Caleb DeBose 2 2
3 1538 Savvydruid 9 4
4 1537 Raphael xguerramuerte7x 8 4
5 1525 Metamorph 7 2
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Abaddon the Despoiler wins, 50.31% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.31%
Non Combat Damage
37.37%
Combo
4.31%
Commander Damage
4.11%
Alternative
3.08%
Mill
0.82%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 759 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.

+4.8 pp
Top card: Profane Tutor
Show 3 more (ranks 11-13)
# Card Lift
11
Snap
Snap 84 games · Signature build
+0.8 pp
12
Spear Spewer
Spear Spewer 136 games
+0.3 pp
13
Stormfist Crusader
Stormfist Crusader 196 games
+0.2 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?

Abaddon the Despoiler wins 28.57% of games from position 6 and 12.5% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
26.18% n=978
2
Seat 2
22.58% n=961
3
Seat 3
18.1% n=801
4
Seat 4
19.67% n=460
5
Seat 5
12.5% n=72
6
Seat 6
28.57% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Abaddon the Despoiler wins 21.84% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
21.84% n=1584
1
1 mulligan
21.95% n=492
2
2 mulligans
20.9% n=177
3
3 mulligans
17.31% n=52
4
4 mulligans
58.33% n=12
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 3.64/5 on average, across 2288 self-reports.

3.64 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Abaddon the Despoiler wins, opponents flag the game as salty 37.8% of the time across 757 tracked wins.

37.8 \%
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%
The Mimeoplasm commander art
The Mimeoplasm 19 games
42.11%

Top 5 worst matchups