Commander

The Thing

Global commander stats {W} {U} {R} {G} All Sans Black commanders Featured in Marvel Super Heroes
Win Rate 33%
78 Wins
140 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Thing is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 234 recorded Playgroup games, winning 33% of them (78–140) at an Elo of 1,527, ranking #1552 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 7056361 damage dealt and 0.67 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Thing's win rate?
The Thing has a 33% win rate across 234 recorded Playgroup games (78 wins, 140 losses).
How long do winning games with The Thing take?
Wins with The Thing take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 3 days.
How many decks use The Thing?
88 decks list The Thing as their commander on Playgroup, of which 69 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1552
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1527
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7056361
Average commander damage per game 39
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.67
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 88
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 69
No. games played with this commander 234
Total hours played 3 days
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1553 SlateStone 4 3
2 1549 Alex75 1 1
3 1539 Steeleman08 8 2
4 1535 Allure 3 3
5 1534 Manny 50 15
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Thing wins, 46.43% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
46.43%
Combat
44.64%
Non Combat Damage
3.57%
Combo
1.79%
Poison
1.79%
Alternative
1.79%
Avg win turn 10.1 based on 75 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Thing wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 23.26% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
45.78% n=83
2
Seat 2
28.95% n=76
3
Seat 3
23.26% n=43
4
Seat 4
31.82% n=22
5
Seat 5
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Thing wins 38.06% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
38.06% n=67
1
1 mulligan
25.71% n=35
2
2 mulligans
38.89% n=18
3
3 mulligans
16.67% n=6
4
4 mulligans
0.0% n=1
6
6 mulligans
100.0% n=1
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Thing 3.76/5 on average, across 148 self-reports.

3.76 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Thing wins, opponents flag the game as salty 34.6% of the time across 78 tracked wins.

34.6 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

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Top 5 worst matchups