Commander

The Howling Abomination

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

Summary

The Howling Abomination is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 353 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (107–243) at an Elo of 1,595, ranking #587 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.89 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 353 recorded Playgroup games (107 wins, 243 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?
142 decks list The Howling Abomination as their commander on Playgroup, of which 82 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
587
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1595
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 3
Average commander damage per game 9
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.89
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 142
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 82
No. games played with this commander 353
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

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4 1535 Yarni 1 1
5 1523 Adam Ruiz 2 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Howling Abomination wins, 35.38% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
35.38%
Commander Damage
27.69%
Non Combat Damage
27.69%
Alternative
4.62%
Poison
3.08%
Combo
1.54%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 110 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Howling Abomination wins 36.54% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
36.54% n=104
2
Seat 2
34.34% n=99
3
Seat 3
27.91% n=86
4
Seat 4
21.74% n=46
5
Seat 5
0.0% n=8
6
Seat 6
0.0% n=1
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Howling Abomination wins 32.69% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.69% n=156
1
1 mulligan
16.36% n=55
2
2 mulligans
33.33% n=21
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 3.84/5 on average, across 232 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Howling Abomination wins, opponents flag the game as salty 64.0% of the time across 111 tracked wins.

64.0 \%
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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