Commander

The Thing

Global commander stats {W} {U} {R} {G} All Sans Black commanders Featured in Marvel Super Heroes
Win Rate 35%
46 Wins
79 Losses
Overview

Summary

The Thing is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 130 recorded Playgroup games, winning 35% of them (4679) at an Elo of 1,627, ranking #318 globally.

Wins average 10 turns, with 6 damage dealt and 0.72 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 35% win rate across 130 recorded Playgroup games (46 wins, 79 losses).
How long do winning games with The Thing take?
Wins with The Thing take on average 10 turns. Total tracked play time: 1 day.
How many decks use The Thing?
62 decks list The Thing as their commander on Playgroup, of which 52 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
318
Wins by turn (avg.)
10
Elo rating
1627
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 6
Average commander damage per game 22
Average poison counters given per game 2
Average kills per game 0.72
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 62
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 52
No. games played with this commander 130
Total hours played 1 day
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1553 SlateStone 4 3
2 1535 Allure 3 3
3 1522 Guilherme Ribeiro 2 2
4 1511 DaRoomba 3 2
5 1500 Dekkyboi17 1 0
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When The Thing wins, 60.0% of wins come via commander damage across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Commander Damage
60.0%
Combat
25.71%
Non Combat Damage
5.71%
Combo
2.86%
Poison
2.86%
Alternative
2.86%
Avg win turn 9.8 based on 46 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

The Thing wins 50.0% of games from position 1 and 23.08% from position 3 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
50.0% n=22
2
Seat 2
36.36% n=22
3
Seat 3
23.08% n=13
4
Seat 4
33.33% n=9
5
Seat 5
50.0% n=2
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, The Thing wins 43.62% after 0 mulligans and 0.0% after 4 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
43.62% n=47
1
1 mulligan
27.78% n=18
2
2 mulligans
50.0% n=10
3
3 mulligans
50.0% 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 Thing 3.91/5 on average, across 94 self-reports.

3.91 / 5
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Opponent salt

When The Thing wins, opponents flag the game as salty 91.3% of the time across 46 tracked wins.

91.3 \%
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