The Thing

Global Commander Stats

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15 Wins

17 Losses

Summary

The Thing is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 32 recorded Playgroup games, winning 46% of them (15–17) at an Elo of 1,663, ranking #140 globally.

Wins average 9 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 1.16 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 10 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is The Thing's win rate?

The Thing has a 46% win rate across 32 recorded Playgroup games (15 wins, 17 losses).

How long do winning games with The Thing take?

Wins with The Thing take on average 9 turns. Total tracked play time: about 10 hours.

How many decks use The Thing?

16 decks list The Thing as their commander on Playgroup, of which 15 have played at least one recorded game.

The Thing Magic: The Gathering commander card art

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Global Rank

140

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1663

Global Elo Trend

Commander Popularity Trend

Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 6

Average commander damage per game 26

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 1.16

Average turn length 2 minutes

No. decks for this commander 16

No. decks with at least one game for this commander 15

No. games played with this commander 32

Total hours played about 10 hours

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
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How does this commander win?

When The Thing wins, 50.0% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

50.0%

Commander Damage

30.0%

Poison

10.0%

Non Combat Damage

10.0%

Avg win turn 9.5 based on 15 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

The Thing wins 100.0% of games from position 5 and 20.0% from position 3 across tracked games.

Seat 1

54.55% n=11

Seat 2

40.0% n=10

Seat 3

20.0% n=5

Seat 4

33.33% n=3

Seat 5

100.0% n=1

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Thing wins 60.0% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0 mulligans

60.0% n=10

1 mulligan

33.33% n=3

2 mulligans

100.0% n=1

3 mulligans

50.0% n=2

4 mulligans

0.0% n=1

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with The Thing 4.1/5 on average, across 20 self-reports.

4.1 / 5

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Opponent salt

When The Thing wins, opponents flag the game as salty 73.3% of the time across 15 tracked wins.

73.3 \%

Best and worst matchups

Not enough head-to-head data yet for The Thing. Each opposing commander needs at least ten tracked games before it shows up here.