Commander

The Thing

Global commander stats {W} {U} {R} {G} All Sans Black commanders Featured in Marvel Super Heroes
Win Rate 31%
80 Wins
154 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Thing is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 253 recorded Playgroup games, winning 31% of them (80–154) at an Elo of 1,486, ranking #4092 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 6803017 damage dealt and 0.63 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 31% win rate across 253 recorded Playgroup games (80 wins, 154 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?
96 decks list The Thing as their commander on Playgroup, of which 75 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
4092
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1486
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6803017
Average commander damage per game 38
Average poison counters given per game 3
Average kills per game 0.63
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 96
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 75
No. games played with this commander 253
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 1535 Allure 3 3
4 1534 Manny 50 15
5 1533 Guilherme Ribeiro 4 3
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Thing wins, 46.55% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
46.55%
Commander Damage
44.83%
Non Combat Damage
3.45%
Combo
1.72%
Poison
1.72%
Alternative
1.72%
Avg win turn 10.1 based on 77 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Thing wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 21.74% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
46.02% n=88
2
Seat 2
26.51% n=83
3
Seat 3
21.74% n=46
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 36.43% after 0 mulligans and 100.0% after 6 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
36.43% n=70
1
1 mulligan
26.92% n=39
2
2 mulligans
36.84% n=19
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 3.74/5 on average, across 154 self-reports.

3.74 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Thing wins, opponents flag the game as salty 36.3% of the time across 80 tracked wins.

36.3 \%
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