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The Howling Abomination - Decklist

Creatures 12$8.24

  1. Electrostatic Field1Electrostatic Field$1.03
  2. Erebor Flamesmith1Erebor Flamesmith$0.33
  3. Firebrand Archer1Firebrand Archer$0.27
  4. Goblin Anarchomancer1Goblin Anarchomancer$0.37
  5. Guttersnipe1Guttersnipe$0.24
  6. Krark, the Thumbless1Krark, the Thumbless$1.68
  7. Runaway Steam-Kin1Runaway Steam-Kin$1.84
  8. Storm-Kiln Artist1Storm-Kiln Artist$1.74
  9. Thermo-Alchemist1Thermo-Alchemist$0.17
  10. Young Pyromancer1Young Pyromancer$0.25
  11. Zada, Hedron Grinder1Zada, Hedron Grinder$0.13
  12. Zhur-Taa Druid1Zhur-Taa Druid$0.19

Instants 31$14.17

  1. Aggressive Urge1Aggressive Urge$0.14
  2. Arcbond1Arcbond$1.28
  3. Blossoming Defense1Blossoming Defense$0.25
  4. Brute Force1Brute Force$0.18
  5. Charge Through1Charge Through$0.17
  6. Crimson Wisps1Crimson Wisps$0.87
  7. Embiggen1Embiggen$0.24
  8. Expedite1Expedite$0.25
  9. Fists of Flame1Fists of Flame$0.18
  10. Gaea's Gift1Gaea's Gift$0.78
  11. Giant Growth1Giant Growth$0.05

Instants continued

  1. Invigorate1Invigorate$0.26
  2. Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory1Khalni Ambush // Khalni Territory$0.44
  3. Mutagenic Growth1Mutagenic Growth$1.24
  4. Overprotect1Overprotect$1.87
  5. Poison the Blade1Poison the Blade$0.19
  6. Prizefight1Prizefight$0.20
  7. Psychotic Fury1Psychotic Fury$0.92
  8. Ram Through1Ram Through$0.24
  9. Ranger's Guile1Ranger's Guile$0.11
  10. Royal Treatment1Royal Treatment$0.25
  11. Snakeskin Veil1Snakeskin Veil$0.20

Instants continued

  1. Temur Battle Rage1Temur Battle Rage$0.24
  2. Twinferno1Twinferno$0.23
  3. Tyvar's Stand1Tyvar's Stand$1.29
  4. Unleash Fury1Unleash Fury$0.40
  5. Vastwood Fortification // Vastwood Thicket1Vastwood Fortification // Vastwood Thicket$0.24
  6. Verdant Rebirth1Verdant Rebirth$0.25
  7. Vines of Vastwood1Vines of Vastwood$0.66
  8. Viridescent Wisps1Viridescent Wisps$0.27
  9. Withstand Death1Withstand Death$0.28

Sorceries 13$2.94

  1. Ancestral Anger1Ancestral Anger$0.18
  2. Bushwhack1Bushwhack$0.19
  3. Enter the Unknown1Enter the Unknown$0.34
  4. Fiery Encore1Fiery Encore$0.27
  5. Grapeshot1Grapeshot$0.31
  6. Ground Rift1Ground Rift$0.15
  7. Irresistible Prey1Irresistible Prey$0.14

Sorceries continued

  1. Renegade Tactics1Renegade Tactics$0.13
  2. Rile1Rile$0.25
  3. Scale the Heights1Scale the Heights$0.12
  4. Spinning Wheel Kick1Spinning Wheel Kick$0.25
  5. Super Combo1Super Combo$0.30
  6. Waltz of Rage1Waltz of Rage$0.31

Artifacts 1$1.53

  1. Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave1Two-Handed Axe // Sweeping Cleave$1.53

Enchantments 3$1.28

  1. Fiery Inscription1Fiery Inscription$0.40
  2. Season of Growth1Season of Growth$0.20
  3. Wild Defiance1Wild Defiance$0.68

Battles 1$0.26

  1. Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental1Invasion of Karsus // Refraction Elemental$0.26

Lands 38 / 38$14.39

  1. Bonders' Enclave1Bonders' Enclave$0.21
  2. Cinder Glade1Cinder Glade$0.27
  3. Command Tower1Command Tower$0.21
  4. Contested Cliffs1Contested Cliffs$0.76
  5. Copperline Gorge1Copperline Gorge$0.70
  6. Evolving Wilds1Evolving Wilds$0.09
  7. Exotic Orchard1Exotic Orchard$0.20
  8. Fabled Passage1Fabled Passage$0.77
  9. Fire-Lit Thicket1Fire-Lit Thicket$0.86
  10. Forest×33Forest$0.27
  11. Game Trail1Game Trail$0.26

Lands continued

  1. Gruul Turf1Gruul Turf$0.25
  2. Highland Forest1Highland Forest$0.35
  3. Karplusan Forest1Karplusan Forest$0.40
  4. Kessig Wolf Run1Kessig Wolf Run$0.32
  5. Mossfire Valley1Mossfire Valley$0.19
  6. Mosswort Bridge1Mosswort Bridge$0.22
  7. Mountain×22Mountain$0.16
  8. Myriad Landscape1Myriad Landscape$0.26
  9. Path of Ancestry1Path of Ancestry$0.17
  10. Rockfall Vale1Rockfall Vale$0.71
  11. Rogue's Passage1Rogue's Passage$0.34

Lands continued

  1. Rootbound Crag1Rootbound Crag$0.22
  2. Rugged Highlands1Rugged Highlands$0.10
  3. Sheltered Thicket1Sheltered Thicket$0.17
  4. Skarrg, the Rage Pits1Skarrg, the Rage Pits$1.13
  5. Snow-Covered Forest×22Snow-Covered Forest$1.98
  6. Snow-Covered Mountain×22Snow-Covered Mountain$1.00
  7. Spinerock Knoll1Spinerock Knoll$0.47
  8. Temple of Abandon1Temple of Abandon$0.16
  9. Terramorphic Expanse1Terramorphic Expanse$0.10
  10. War Room1War Room$0.82
  11. Wooded Ridgeline1Wooded Ridgeline$0.27

About this The Howling Abomination deck

A complete 100-card Commander deck: The Howling Abomination, 61 spells, and 38 lands, 9 of them basics. Its estimated price is $43.17 in TCGplayer singles, and no card but the commander may cost more than $2.

The list is drawn from what The Howling Abomination decks actually play. Of the cards that fit the budget, the most played are Season of Growth, Goblin Anarchomancer and Charge Through. The picks most particular to this commander are Fists of Flame, Expedite and Viridescent Wisps, which turn up here far more often than in other Gruul decks.

Its average mana value is 2.00. It runs no Game Changers.

The most expensive cards are Overprotect ($1.87), Runaway Steam-Kin ($1.84) and Storm-Kiln Artist ($1.74); 47 of the 61 spells cost $0.50 or less. With at most $1 per card the same template costs $31.58, and with no limit $251.79; the chart below compares every limit.

Deck statistics and card selection
Average mana value2.00
Game Changers0
Combos0
Deck match73%

Mana curve

  1. Mana value 0: 0 cards
  2. Mana value 1: 23 cards
  3. Mana value 2: 25 cards
  4. Mana value 3: 8 cards
  5. Mana value 4: 3 cards
  6. Mana value 5: 3 cards
  7. Mana value 6: 0 cards
  8. Mana value 7+: 0 cards

The curve and the average cover The Howling Abomination and every nonland card in the draft. Game Changers are the cards on the official Commander Game Changers list. Combos are the two- to four-card combos from Commander Spellbook that these 100 cards hold every piece of.

Deck match measures similarity to commonly played nonland cards for this commander, weighted by how often they are played. It does not measure power or predict wins.

Command Zone template

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Draft compared with the Command Zone deck-building template
RoleTargetYour draftDifference
Ramp1010+0
Card advantage1216+4
Targeted disruption1216+4
Mass disruption66+0
Lands3840+2
Plan3027-3

These targets add up to 108 because a card can fill more than one role. 13 of your cards count in multiple rows. Modal spell/land cards count as whole lands here; the card-type sections use the front face. Your commander is excluded from these counts.

Roles use imported classifications or curated sample labels. 0 cards lack role data, so counts may be incomplete. Plan counts the cards that fill none of the rows above: the ones this commander’s decks play most distinctively, taken best first once the role targets are met.

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Targets from The Command Zone’s deck-building template. Card mapping and draft selection are by Budget Bauble. This is guidance, not a guarantee of deck strength.

Cards are selected from decks with this commander. Basic lands are split across the available colors; check the mana you need before playing. A complete list is not a guarantee of deck strength.

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Full deck price by per-card cap

Each bar is the complete Command Zone template deck for The Howling Abomination at that per-card cap, with the commander and basic lands included and no overall budget. Gold is your current cap, blue reaches 100 cards within the cap, and gray either runs out of eligible cards or has a commander that costs more than the cap. Select a bar to build that deck; your budget changes to its price. The percentage under each cap is that deck’s match with what The Howling Abomination decks usually play.

Format

With printings adds the set and collector number of the printing each price is based on. Both text formats list the commander first and work on most deck sites.

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