Abaddon the Despoiler
UBRLegendary Creature — Astartes Warrior · from $0.41
Trample
Mark of Chaos Ascendant — During your turn, spells you cast from your hand with mana value X or less have cascade, where X is the total amount of life your opponents have lost this turn.
A typical Commander deck
A starting template, not a rule — counts to fill in around the commander.
- Lands3736–38 for most decks; fewer with cheap curves
- Ramp10mana rocks, dorks, land ramp — mostly 2–3 mana
- Card draw10repeatable engines beat one-shot cantrips
- Targeted removal6answers for creatures AND artifacts/enchantments
- Board wipes3sweepers reset boards you've lost
- Synergy & win conditions33the deck's actual plan
Staples in these colors
The 100 cards that fit this color identity in the most EDHREC decklists (EDHREC rank via Scryfall).
Budget
57 of 100 at $5 or less · 40 at $1 or less
| # | Card | Type | MV | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sol Ring | Artifact | 1 | $1.07 |
| 2 | Command Tower | Land | 0 | $0.26 |
| 3 | Arcane Signet | Artifact | 2 | $0.34 |
| 4 | Exotic Orchard | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 5 | Reliquary Tower | Land | 0 | $4.28 |
| 6 | Swiftfoot Boots | Artifact | 2 | $1.43 |
| 7 | Lightning Greaves | Artifact | 2 | $3.86 |
| 8 | Path of Ancestry | Land | 0 | $0.16 |
| 9 | Counterspell | Instant | 2 | $1.33 |
| 10 | Fellwar Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 11 | Rogue's Passage | Land | 0 | $0.31 |
| 12 | Evolving Wilds | Land | 0 | $0.09 |
| 13 | Thought Vessel | Artifact | 2 | $2.23 |
| 14 | Blasphemous Act | Sorcery | 9 | $0.72 |
| 15 | Bojuka Bog | Land | 0 | $1.12 |
| 16 | Terramorphic Expanse | Land | 0 | $0.10 |
| 17 | Chaos Warp | Instant | 3 | $0.32 |
| 18 | Myriad Landscape | Land | 0 | $0.25 |
| 19 | Mind Stone | Artifact | 2 | $0.21 |
| 20 | Dark Ritual | Instant | 1 | $0.44 |
| 21 | An Offer You Can't Refuse | Instant | 1 | $3.01 |
| 22 | Polluted Delta | Land | 0 | $19.85 |
| 23 | Flooded Strand | Land | 0 | $12.78 |
| 24 | Skullclamp | Artifact | 1 | $4.85 |
| 25 | Solemn Simulacrum | Creature | 4 | $0.27 |
| 26 | Misty Rainforest | Land | 0 | $35.98 |
| 27 | Bloodstained Mire | Land | 0 | $14.54 |
| 28 | Fabled Passage | Land | 0 | $0.65 |
| 29 | Windswept Heath | Land | 0 | $11.19 |
| 30 | Rhystic Study | Enchantment | 3 | $61.06 |
| 31 | Wooded Foothills | Land | 0 | $17.96 |
| 32 | Verdant Catacombs | Land | 0 | $29.16 |
| 33 | Scalding Tarn | Land | 0 | $36.86 |
| 34 | Watery Grave | Land | 0 | $9.86 |
| 35 | Marsh Flats | Land | 0 | $32.04 |
| 36 | Arcane Denial | Instant | 2 | $1.88 |
| 37 | Commander's Sphere | Artifact | 3 | $0.19 |
| 38 | Reanimate | Sorcery | 1 | $6.56 |
| 39 | Negate | Instant | 2 | $0.12 |
| 40 | Arid Mesa | Land | 0 | $31.40 |
| 41 | Cyclonic Rift | Instant | 2 | $29.75 |
| 42 | Steam Vents | Land | 0 | $9.63 |
| 43 | Demonic Tutor | Sorcery | 2 | $62.80 |
| 44 | Toxic Deluge | Sorcery | 3 | $5.04 |
| 45 | Swan Song | Instant | 1 | $10.72 |
| 46 | Blood Crypt | Land | 0 | $8.68 |
| 47 | Ancient Tomb | Land | 0 | $56.94 |
| 48 | Brainstorm | Instant | 1 | $0.56 |
| 49 | Deflecting Swat | Instant | 3 | $70.85 |
| 50 | Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth | Land | 0 | $56.13 |
| 51 | Sulfur Falls | Land | 0 | $0.20 |
| 52 | Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth | Land | 0 | $16.76 |
| 53 | Fierce Guardianship | Instant | 3 | $59.21 |
| 54 | Temple of the False God | Land | 0 | $0.19 |
| 55 | Dragonskull Summit | Land | 0 | $0.45 |
| 56 | Chromatic Lantern | Artifact | 3 | $0.38 |
| 57 | Sunken Hollow | Land | 0 | $0.29 |
| 58 | Otawara, Soaring City | Land | 0 | $26.57 |
| 59 | Feed the Swarm | Sorcery | 2 | $0.19 |
| 60 | Talisman of Dominance | Artifact | 2 | $0.49 |
| 61 | Smoldering Marsh | Land | 0 | $0.27 |
| 62 | City of Brass | Land | 0 | $9.17 |
| 63 | The One Ring | Artifact | 4 | $109.88 |
| 64 | Faithless Looting | Sorcery | 1 | $0.36 |
| 65 | Frantic Search | Instant | 3 | $0.82 |
| 66 | Mystic Remora | Enchantment | 1 | $10.97 |
| 67 | Vandalblast | Sorcery | 1 | $1.74 |
| 68 | Phyrexian Arena | Enchantment | 3 | $1.92 |
| 69 | Jeska's Will | Sorcery | 3 | $39.58 |
| 70 | Drowned Catacomb | Land | 0 | $0.50 |
| 71 | Deadly Rollick | Instant | 4 | $26.52 |
| 72 | Cavern of Souls | Land | 0 | $47.72 |
| 73 | Propaganda | Enchantment | 3 | $1.84 |
| 74 | Shivan Reef | Land | 0 | $0.22 |
| 75 | Vampiric Tutor | Instant | 1 | $48.13 |
| 76 | Mana Confluence | Land | 0 | $34.75 |
| 77 | Urza's Saga | Enchantment | 0 | $34.67 |
| 78 | Mana Drain | Instant | 2 | $50.65 |
| 79 | Lotus Petal | Artifact | 0 | $35.11 |
| 80 | Talisman of Creativity | Artifact | 2 | $0.45 |
| 81 | Wayfarer's Bauble | Artifact | 1 | $0.31 |
| 82 | Talisman of Indulgence | Artifact | 2 | $0.47 |
| 83 | Black Market Connections | Enchantment | 3 | $10.78 |
| 84 | Victimize | Sorcery | 3 | $0.57 |
| 85 | Deadly Dispute | Instant | 2 | $0.29 |
| 86 | Roaming Throne | Creature | 4 | $47.06 |
| 87 | Ashnod's Altar | Artifact | 3 | $8.15 |
| 88 | Big Score | Instant | 4 | $0.41 |
| 89 | War Room | Land | 0 | $0.79 |
| 90 | Blood Artist | Creature | 2 | $2.78 |
| 91 | Underground River | Land | 0 | $0.51 |
| 92 | Sulfurous Springs | Land | 0 | $0.49 |
| 93 | Abrade | Instant | 2 | $0.17 |
| 94 | Ponder | Sorcery | 1 | $1.82 |
| 95 | Morphic Pool | Land | 0 | $28.50 |
| 96 | Herald's Horn | Artifact | 3 | $2.88 |
| 97 | Mana Vault | Artifact | 1 | $91.59 |
| 98 | Training Center | Land | 0 | $17.67 |
| 99 | Pongify | Instant | 1 | $2.21 |
| 100 | Chrome Mox | Artifact | 0 | $51.19 |
Curve of these staples
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Most played with Abaddon the Despoiler
The 25 most-played cards in 8 settled top-16 lists running Abaddon the Despoiler at 16+ player events since Apr 19, 2026, ranked by lists played — top-4 counts shown for context. Results from Topdeck.gg.
| # | Card | Played in | Top 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Command Tower | 100% · 8 of 8 | 1 |
| 2 | Dark Ritual | 100% · 8 of 8 | 1 |
| 3 | Sol Ring | 100% · 8 of 8 | 1 |
| 4 | Talisman of Dominance | 100% · 8 of 8 | 1 |
| 5 | Talisman of Indulgence | 100% · 8 of 8 | 1 |
| 6 | Blasphemous Act | 88% · 7 of 8 | 1 |
| 7 | Brainstorm | 88% · 7 of 8 | 1 |
| 8 | Chaos Warp | 88% · 7 of 8 | 1 |
| 9 | Mountain | 88% · 7 of 8 | 1 |
| 10 | Past in Flames | 88% · 7 of 8 | 1 |
| 11 | Barren Moor | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 12 | Blood for the Blood God! | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 13 | Bloodcrusher of Khorne | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 14 | Chaos Terminator Lord | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 15 | Chromatic Lantern | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 16 | Crumbling Necropolis | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 17 | Dark Apostle | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 18 | Decree of Pain | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 19 | Deny Reality | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 20 | Evolving Wilds | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 21 | Exotic Orchard | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 22 | Foreboding Ruins | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 23 | Forgotten Cave | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 24 | Heralds of Tzeentch | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
| 25 | Island | 75% · 6 of 8 | 1 |
Combos with Abaddon the Despoiler
4 combos using this commander that fit its color identity, from Commander Spellbook.
Abaddon the Despoiler + Lotus Bloom + Shrieking Drake + Transplant Theorist
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count
Abaddon the Despoiler + Lotus Bloom + Shrieking Drake + Tomb Trawler
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count
Abaddon the Despoiler + Lotus Bloom + Shrieking Drake + Soldevi Digger
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count
Abaddon the Despoiler + Barkform Harvester + Lotus Bloom + Shrieking Drake
Infinite creature LTB · Infinite creature ETB · Infinite storm count
Top finishes
The 8 most recent of 9 finishes placing top 16 at 16+ player events with this commander. Results from Topdeck.gg.
- 6th of 16 — Commander Invitational - Scarlet Raven Gaming on Topdeck.ggSep 27, 2026 · 1–1–1 · by Tyler Smith
- 7th of 23 — Magic: The Gathering - cEDH - Store Championship on Topdeck.ggSep 5, 2026 · 1–1–3 · by Jack Courtney
- 5th of 27 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggAug 24, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Bryan
- 4th of 23 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJul 27, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by Nicolás Tapia Godoy
- 6th of 24 — Commander Budget - Magic Barcelona on Topdeck.ggJul 20, 2026 · 0–2–0 · by iago simo
- 11th of 24 — June 2026 - MTNG on Topdeck.ggJun 14, 2026 · 0–1–3 · by Alex 47
- 12th of 19 — Stack and Shack Showdown #3: Tokyo Drift on Topdeck.ggJun 13, 2026 · 1–4–0 · by Brett Little
- 15th of 26 — Liga Mesão Presencial S2-E9 on Topdeck.ggJun 5, 2026 · 0–1–1 · by Luiz Freire
Precons led by Abaddon the Despoiler
Official preconstructed decks with Abaddon the Despoiler at the helm.
- The Ruinous Powers
PreconCommander· Released Oct 2022
Card data and images courtesy of Scryfall; popularity ranking from EDHREC decklist data included in Scryfall bulk. Combo data courtesy of Commander Spellbook. Tournament results courtesy of Topdeck.gg. Precon product lists via MTGJSON. Deckwarden is unofficial Fan Content and is not endorsed by Wizards of the Coast.