Commander

The Howling Abomination

Global commander stats {R} {G} All Gruul commanders
Win Rate 29%
113 Wins
259 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Howling Abomination is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 377 recorded Playgroup games, winning 29% of them (113–259) at an Elo of 1,575, ranking #819 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 3 damage dealt and 0.86 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 29% win rate across 377 recorded Playgroup games (113 wins, 259 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?
146 decks list The Howling Abomination as their commander on Playgroup, of which 88 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
819
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1575
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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 0.86
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 146
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 88
No. games played with this commander 377
Total hours played 3 days
Community

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Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Howling Abomination wins, 33.33% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
33.33%
Commander Damage
27.54%
Non Combat Damage
27.54%
Combo
4.35%
Alternative
4.35%
Poison
2.9%
Avg win turn 7.6 based on 116 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Howling Abomination wins 35.71% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
35.71% n=112
2
Seat 2
34.76% n=105
3
Seat 3
27.78% n=90
4
Seat 4
21.15% n=52
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 31.82% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
31.82% n=165
1
1 mulligan
18.33% n=60
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 3.82/5 on average, across 244 self-reports.

3.82 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Howling Abomination wins, opponents flag the game as salty 41.7% of the time across 115 tracked wins.

41.7 \%
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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