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Abaddon the Despoiler

The Ruinous Powers - Warhammer 40,000 Commander Commander Deck

Commander: Abaddon the Despoiler

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Plus 1 other extra — counted separately from the deck total.

In-stock total $0.00 at our pricesPrice to complete $513.31 (missing cards at market)
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About this deck

A Grixis Commander deck led by Abaddon the Despoiler.

Grixis · Creature-heavy · avg MV 4.3

How it plays

Abaddon the Despoiler: Trample Mark of Chaos Ascendant — During your turn, spells you cast from your hand with mana value X or less have casacade, where X is the total amount of life your opponents have lost this turn.

Mana curve

0
0
5
1
5
2
8
3
15
4
15
5
9
6
4
7+

Colors

W0
U13
B25
R34
G0
C9

Types

  • Land
    38
  • Creature
    29
  • Instant
    10
  • Artifact
    10
  • Sorcery
    7
  • Enchantment
    5
Avg. CMC4.31

Mana base

38 lands (38%) · 8 enter tapped
3 sources · 0 pips
11 sources · 13 pips
11 sources · 28 pips
11 sources · 35 pips
3 sources · 0 pips

Light on sources for B, R relative to its pip demand — watch for color screw.

Cost breakdown

Premium$522.27 market
2 Mythic41 Rare20 Uncommon12 Common24 Land

Most expensive

  • Bloodthirster (Surge Foil)$56.65
  • Magnus the Red (Surge Foil)$40.32
  • Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch (Surge Foil)$39.05
  • Nurgle's Rot (Surge Foil)$23.85
  • Poxwalkers (Surge Foil)$22.93

Win conditions

  • Combat damage29 creatures, 14 hitting for 4+, incl. commander damage
  • Life drain1 card: Great Unclean One (Surge Foil)
  • Direct damage6 cards: Knight Rampager (Surge Foil), Blood for the Blood God! (Surge Foil), Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch (Surge Foil), Kill! Maim! Burn! (Surge Foil)…

Deck profile

StyleMidrangeInteraction4Card draw12Ramp3Avg MV4.3

Playtest — sample opening hand

38 lands / 99 cards · 38% lands

Goldfish a sample opening hand to see how consistently this deck comes out of the gate.

Missing (78)

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Commander (1)

  • Abaddon the Despoiler
    ×1
    2UBRLegendaryCreature
    $2.25Need it

Creature (29)

  • Be'lakor, the Dark Master
    ×1
    3UBRLegendary Creature — Demon Noble· Mythic
    Need it
  • Lord of Change (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    6UCreature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Great Unclean One (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4BCreature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Mortarion, Daemon Primarch (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    5BLegendary Creature — Demon Primarch· Rare
    Need it
  • Plague Drone (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BCreature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Poxwalkers (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2BCreature — Zombie· Rare
    Need it
  • Sloppity Bilepiper (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BCreature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Tallyman of Nurgle (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2BCreature — Astartes Warrior· Rare
    Need it
  • Venomcrawler (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BArtifact Creature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Aspiring Champion (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3RCreature — Astartes Warrior· Rare
    Need it
  • Bloodthirster (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    5RCreature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Dark Apostle (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3RCreature — Astartes Warlock· Rare
    Need it
  • Keeper of Secrets (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    5RCreature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Kharn the Betrayer (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3RLegendary Creature — Astartes Berserker· Rare
    Need it
  • Knight Rampager (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4RArtifact Creature — Knight· Rare
    Need it
  • Chaos Defiler (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BRArtifact Creature — Demon Construct· Rare
    Need it
  • Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2URCreature — Demon· Rare
    Need it
  • Helbrute (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BRArtifact Creature — Astartes Dreadnought· Rare
    Need it
  • Lucius the Eternal (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BRLegendary Creature — Astartes Warrior· Rare
    Need it
  • Magnus the Red (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3URLegendary Creature — Demon Primarch· Rare
    Need it
  • Mutalith Vortex Beast (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4URCreature — Mutant Beast· Rare
    Need it
  • Pink Horror (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3URCreature — Demon Horror· Rare
    Need it
  • Tzaangor Shaman (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2URCreature — Mutant Shaman· Rare
    Need it
  • Heralds of Tzeentch (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4UCreature — Demon· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Bloodcrusher of Khorne (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3RCreature — Demon Knight· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Chaos Terminator Lord (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3RCreature — Astartes Warrior· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Herald of Slaanesh (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2RCreature — Demon· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Noise Marine (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4RCreature — Astartes Warrior· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Seeker of Slaanesh (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3RCreature — Demon· Uncommon
    Need it

Instant (10)

  • Chaos Warp (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2RInstant· Rare
    Need it
  • Reverberate (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    RRInstant· Rare
    Need it
  • Bile Blight (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    BBInstant· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Bituminous Blast (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BRInstant· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Brainstorm (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    UInstant· Common
    Need it
  • Dark Ritual (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    BInstant· Common
    Need it
  • Nurgle's Conscription (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4BInstant· Rare
    Need it
  • Blood for the Blood God! (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    8BBRInstant· Rare
    Need it
  • Chaos Mutation (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3URInstant· Rare
    Need it
  • Kill! Maim! Burn! (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BRInstant· Rare
    Need it

Sorcery (7)

  • Past in Flames (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3RSorcery· Mythic
    Need it
  • Decree of Pain (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    6BBSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Blasphemous Act (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    8RSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Deny Reality (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3UBSorcery· Common
    Need it
  • Blight Grenade (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4BSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Mandate of Abaddon (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3BSorcery· Rare
    Need it
  • Let the Galaxy Burn (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    X5RSorcery· Rare
    Need it

Artifact (10)

  • Chromatic Lantern (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3Artifact· Rare
    Need it
  • Assault Suit (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4Artifact — Equipment· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Sol Ring (250)
    ×1
    1Artifact· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Talisman of Creativity (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2Artifact· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Talisman of Dominance (255) (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2Artifact· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Talisman of Indulgence (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2Artifact· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Worn Powerstone (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3Artifact· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Commander's Sphere (235) (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3Artifact· Common
    Need it
  • Wayfarer's Bauble (261) (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1Artifact· Common
    Need it
  • Drach'Nyen (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    4BRLegendary Artifact — Equipment· Rare
    Need it

Enchantment (5)

  • Warstorm Surge (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    5REnchantment· Rare
    Need it
  • The Horus Heresy (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    3UBREnchantment — Saga· Rare
    Need it
  • The Ruinous Powers (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    2BREnchantment· Rare
    Need it
  • Nurgle's Rot (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    BEnchantment — Aura· Uncommon
    Need it
  • The Lost and the Damned (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    1UREnchantment· Uncommon
    Need it

Land (38)

  • Exotic Orchard (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Foreboding Ruins (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Rare
    Need it
  • Sunken Hollow (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land — Island Swamp· Rare
    Need it
  • Barren Moor (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Crumbling Necropolis (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Molten Slagheap (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Temple of the False God (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Uncommon
    Need it
  • Command Tower (271) (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Dismal Backwater (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Evolving Wilds (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Forgotten Cave (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Path of Ancestry (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
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  • Swiftwater Cliffs (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Terramorphic Expanse (Surge Foil)
    ×1
    Land· Common
    Need it
  • Mountain (316) (Surge Foil)
    ×8
    Basic Land — Mountain· Land
    Need it
  • Swamp (311) (Surge Foil)
    ×8
    Basic Land — Swamp· Land
    Need it
  • Island (308) (Surge Foil)
    ×8
    Basic Land — Island· Land
    Need it

Tokens & Extras (1)

  • Abaddon the Despoiler (Display Commander) (Surge Foil) - Thick Stock
    ×1
    2UBRLegendary Creature — Astartes Warrior· Mythic
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