Commander

The Howling Abomination

Global commander stats {R} {G} All Gruul commanders
Win Rate 30%
98 Wins
226 Losses
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Overview

Summary

The Howling Abomination is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 325 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (98226) at an Elo of 1,646, ranking #217 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.88 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Howling Abomination's win rate?
The Howling Abomination has a 30% win rate across 325 recorded Playgroup games (98 wins, 226 losses).
How long do winning games with The Howling Abomination take?
Wins with The Howling Abomination take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use The Howling Abomination?
140 decks list The Howling Abomination as their commander on Playgroup, of which 80 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
217
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1646
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 11
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.88
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 140
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 80
No. games played with this commander 325
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1604 CTRL 6 4
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4 1536 Adam Ruiz 1 1
5 1535 Yarni 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Howling Abomination wins, 36.84% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
36.84%
Non Combat Damage
31.58%
Commander Damage
21.05%
Alternative
5.26%
Poison
3.51%
Combo
1.75%
Avg win turn 7.9 based on 100 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Howling Abomination wins 37.23% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
37.23% n=94
2
Seat 2
34.88% n=86
3
Seat 3
27.85% n=79
4
Seat 4
20.93% n=43
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=7
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Howling Abomination wins 31.79% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.79% n=151
1
1 mulligan
18.0% n=50
2
2 mulligans
30.0% n=20
3
3 mulligans
0.0% n=2
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Howling Abomination 3.85/5 on average, across 209 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Howling Abomination wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.4% of the time across 101 tracked wins.

60.4 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

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