Commander

The Howling Abomination

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

Summary

The Howling Abomination is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 312 recorded Playgroup games, winning 30% of them (96216) at an Elo of 1,709, ranking #42 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 312 recorded Playgroup games (96 wins, 216 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?
131 decks list The Howling Abomination as their commander on Playgroup, of which 77 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
42
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1709
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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 0.89
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 131
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 77
No. games played with this commander 312
Total hours played 3 days
Community

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4 1535 Yarni 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Howling Abomination wins, 35.71% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
35.71%
Non Combat Damage
32.14%
Commander Damage
21.43%
Alternative
5.36%
Poison
3.57%
Combo
1.79%
Avg win turn 7.8 based on 99 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Howling Abomination wins 37.63% of games from position 1 and 0.0% from position 5 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
37.63% n=93
2
Seat 2
35.29% n=85
3
Seat 3
27.63% n=76
4
Seat 4
21.95% n=41
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 32.21% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.21% n=149
1
1 mulligan
17.02% n=47
2
2 mulligans
31.58% n=19
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 204 self-reports.

3.84 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Howling Abomination wins, opponents flag the game as salty 60.0% of the time across 100 tracked wins.

60.0 \%
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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