Commander

Absorbing Man

Global commander stats {G} {U} All Simic commanders
Win Rate 24%
23 Wins
61 Losses
Playtest a community deck
Overview

Summary

Absorbing Man is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 94 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (2361) at an Elo of 1,542, ranking #1244 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 18 damage dealt and 0.66 player kills per game on average.

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Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Absorbing Man's win rate?
Absorbing Man has a 24% win rate across 94 recorded Playgroup games (23 wins, 61 losses).
How long do winning games with Absorbing Man take?
Wins with Absorbing Man take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: about 21 hours.
How many decks use Absorbing Man?
7 decks list Absorbing Man as their commander on Playgroup, of which 6 have played at least one recorded game.
Global rank
1244
Wins by turn (avg.)
8
Elo rating
1542
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Averages

Misc. stats

Average damage per game 18
Average commander damage per game 6
Average poison counters given per game 1
Average kills per game 0.66
Average turn length 2 minutes
No. decks for this commander 7
No. decks with at least one game for this commander 6
No. games played with this commander 94
Total hours played about 21 hours
Community

Top 5 public decks

Rank Elo User Games Wins
1 1533 Adoom 16 4
Outcomes

How does this commander win?

When Absorbing Man wins, 73.68% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat
73.68%
Commander Damage
21.05%
Alternative
5.26%
Avg win turn 8.0 based on 23 wins with recorded turn counts
Table position

Does seating order matter?

Absorbing Man wins 33.33% of games from position 1 and 14.29% from position 4 across tracked games.

1
Seat 1
33.33% n=24
2
Seat 2
26.09% n=23
3
Seat 3
22.22% n=9
4
Seat 4
14.29% n=21
Opening hands

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Absorbing Man wins 32.0% after 0 mulligans and 45.45% after 2 mulligans.

0
0 mulligans
32.0% n=50
1
1 mulligan
6.25% n=32
2
2 mulligans
45.45% n=11
Player reports

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Absorbing Man 4.2/5 on average, across 5 self-reports.

4.2 / 5
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Opponent salt

When Absorbing Man wins, opponents flag the game as salty 26.1% of the time across 23 tracked wins.

26.1 \%
Head to head

Best and worst matchups

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

Top 5 best matchups

Alania, Divergent Storm commander art
33.33%
Akiri, Line-Slinger commander art
30.0%
Nashi, Searcher in the Dark commander art
27.27%
Wilson, Refined Grizzly commander art
27.27%
Ghalta, Primal Hunger commander art
27.27%

Top 5 worst matchups

Raph & Mikey, Troublemakers commander art
15.38%
Isperia, Supreme Judge commander art
17.39%
Locke, Treasure Hunter commander art
18.18%
Vrestin, Menoptra Leader commander art
20.0%