Commander

Abaddon the Despoiler

Global commander stats {U} {B} {R} All Grixis commanders
Win Rate 22%
689 Wins
2390 Losses
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Overview

Summary

Abaddon the Despoiler is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 3,089 recorded Playgroup games, winning 22% of them (6892390) at an Elo of 1,485, ranking #3561 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 134091 damage dealt and 0.54 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 22% win rate across 3089 recorded Playgroup games (689 wins, 2390 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?
1,253 decks list Abaddon the Despoiler as their commander on Playgroup, of which 737 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
3561
Wins by turn (avg.)
9
Elo rating
1485
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 134091
Average commander damage per game 5
Average poison counters given per game 4
Average kills per game 0.54
Average turn length 3 minutes
No. decks for this commander 1253
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 737
No. games played with this commander 3089
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 Peralez 7 4
4 1524 LordStewart 2 1
5 1524 Strawberry 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Abaddon the Despoiler wins, 50.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
50.0%
Non Combat Damage
37.12%
Combo
4.59%
Commander Damage
4.37%
Alternative
3.06%
Mill
0.87%
Avg win turn 9.2 based on 716 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.

+4.5 pp
Top card: Keen Duelist

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 14.06% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
26.69% n=873
2
Seat 2
23.23% n=861
3
Seat 3
18.5% n=746
4
Seat 4
19.72% n=436
5
Seat 5
14.06% n=64
6
Seat 6
28.57% n=7
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Abaddon the Despoiler wins 22.49% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 5 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
22.49% n=1503
1
1 mulligan
21.18% n=458
2
2 mulligans
21.08% n=166
3
3 mulligans
18.75% n=48
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 3.62/5 on average, across 2159 self-reports.

3.62 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Abaddon the Despoiler wins, opponents flag the game as salty 69.1% of the time across 715 tracked wins.

69.1 \%
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

K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth commander art
60.0%
Anje Falkenrath commander art
Anje Falkenrath 10 games
50.0%
Eriette, the Beguiler commander art
50.0%
Anowon, the Ruin Thief commander art
50.0%
Hazezon, Shaper of Sand commander art
45.45%

Top 5 worst matchups

Shalai and Hallar commander art
0.0%
Kykar, Wind's Fury commander art
0.0%
Sméagol, Helpful Guide commander art
0.0%
Rocco, Street Chef commander art
0.0%