Absorbing Man

Global Commander Stats

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21 Wins

56 Losses

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Summary

Absorbing Man is a Magic: The Gathering commander tracked across 87 recorded Playgroup games, winning 24% of them (21–56) at an Elo of 1,586, ranking #654 globally.

Wins average 8 turns, with 18 damage dealt and 0.71 player kills per game on average.

Last full refresh 20 Jul 2026

Sources Scryfall · EDHREC · JSON API

Frequently Asked

What is Absorbing Man's win rate?

Absorbing Man has a 24% win rate across 87 recorded Playgroup games (21 wins, 56 losses).

How long do winning games with Absorbing Man take?

Wins with Absorbing Man take on average 8 turns. Total tracked play time: about 19 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.

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Global Rank

654

Wins By Turn (on avg.)

Elo rating

1586

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Misc. Stats

Average damage per game 18

Average commander damage per game 6

Average poison counters given per game 1

Average kills per game 0.71

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 87

Total hours played about 19 hours

Top 5 Public Decks

Rank	Elo	User	No. games	Wins	Winrate
1	1525	Adoom	13	2	15 %

How does this commander win?

When Absorbing Man wins, 72.22% of wins come via combat across tracked games with a recorded win condition.

Combat

72.22%

Commander Damage

22.22%

Alternative

5.56%

Avg win turn 8.0 based on 21 wins with recorded turn counts

Does seating order matter?

Absorbing Man wins 33.33% of games from position 1 and 15.0% from position 4 across tracked games.

Seat 1

33.33% n=24

Seat 2

27.27% n=22

Seat 3

25.0% n=8

Seat 4

15.0% n=20

Do mulligans hurt this commander?

Across tracked games, Absorbing Man wins 31.25% after 0 mulligans and 50.0% after 2 mulligans.

0 mulligans

31.25% n=48

1 mulligan

6.67% n=30

2 mulligans

50.0% n=8

How do players rate games with this commander?

Pilot rating

Pilots rate their own games with Absorbing Man 4.33/5 on average, across 3 self-reports.

4.33 / 5

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Opponent salt

When Absorbing Man wins, opponents flag the game as salty 10.5% of the time across 19 tracked wins.

10.5 \%

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.