Commander

The Thing

Global commander stats {W} {U} {R} {G} All Sans Black commanders Featured in Marvel Super Heroes
Win Rate 36%
65 Wins
106 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Thing is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 180 recorded Playgroup games, winning 36% of them (65–106) at an Elo of 1,664, ranking #138 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 7 damage dealt and 0.7 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 36% win rate across 180 recorded Playgroup games (65 wins, 106 losses).
How long do winning games with The Thing take?
Wins with The Thing take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 2 days.
How many decks use The Thing?
79 decks list The Thing as their commander on Playgroup, of which 60 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
138
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1664
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 7
Average commander damage per game 46
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.7
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 79
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 60
No. games played with this commander 180
Total hours played 2 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 1525 Rivernice 1 1
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Thing wins, 48.98% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
48.98%
Combat
40.82%
Non Combat Damage
4.08%
Combo
2.04%
Poison
2.04%
Alternative
2.04%
Avg win turn 9.9 based on 62 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Thing wins 50.0% of games from position 5 and 22.58% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
49.24% n=66
2
Seat 2
29.82% n=57
3
Seat 3
22.58% n=31
4
Seat 4
41.18% n=17
5
Seat 5
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Thing wins 41.67% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
41.67% n=54
1
1 mulligan
30.77% n=26
2
2 mulligans
50.0% n=14
3
3 mulligans
20.0% n=5
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 Thing 3.85/5 on average, across 120 self-reports.

3.85 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Thing wins, opponents flag the game as salty 90.8% of the time across 65 tracked wins.

90.8 \%
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