b5 abomination by user6832571

Format: Commander

Commander: The Howling Abomination

Bracket: 5

DeckCheck Threat Index: 66

Deck overview

This deck is a competitive Gruul storm deck centered on The Howling Abomination. The commander turns every targeted spell into +2/+2 buffs and 2 noncombat damage to each opponent. When paired with curiosity effects like Keen Sense or Snake Umbra, dealing damage to three opponents draws three cards per trigger, creating a self-fueling storm engine. The deck utilizes fast mana artifacts, red rituals, and mana engines like Storm-Kiln Artist and Birgi, God of Storytelling to sustain mana velocity while casting low-cost spells. Finishing the game is achieved by resolving storm spells like Ground Rift or Scattershot directed at the commander, generating dozens of damage triggers to eliminate the table in one turn. In addition to the commander line, Underworld Breach provides a resilient secondary storm path via Lion's Eye Diamond and Wheel of Fortune. Protection pieces like Deflecting Swat and Veil of Summer ensure safe execution during the critical combo window.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Ancient Tomb
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Arid Mesa
  • 1 Artist's Talent
  • 1 Birds of Paradise
  • 1 Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty
  • 1 Bloodstained Mire
  • 1 Bonus Round
  • 1 Boseiju, Who Endures
  • 1 Carpet of Flowers
  • 1 Chrome Mox
  • 1 City of Brass
  • 1 City of Traitors
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Defense Grid
  • 1 Deflecting Swat
  • 1 Delighted Halfling
  • 1 Desperate Ritual
  • 1 Dragon's Rage Channeler
  • 1 Electro, Assaulting Battery
  • 1 Elvish Spirit Guide
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Fiery Encore
  • 1 Final Fortune
  • 1 Flashback
  • 1 Forest
  • 1 Frontline Heroism
  • 1 Gaea's Cradle
  • 1 Galvanic Relay
  • 1 Gamble
  • 1 Gemstone Caverns
  • 1 Goblin Anarchomancer
  • 1 Grapeshot
  • 1 Great Furnace
  • 1 Grim Monolith
  • 1 Ground Rift
  • 1 Hexing Squelcher
  • 1 Hunter's Insight
  • 1 Jeska's Will
  • 1 Karplusan Forest
  • 1 Keen Sense
  • 1 Last Chance
  • 1 Leyline of Resonance
  • 1 Light Up the Stage
  • 1 Lion's Eye Diamond
  • 1 Lotus Petal
  • 1 Mana Confluence
  • 1 Mana Vault
  • 1 Misty Rainforest
  • 1 Mountain
  • 1 Mox Diamond
  • 1 Mox Opal
  • 1 Noxious Revival
  • 1 Orcish Lumberjack
  • 1 Past in Flames
  • 1 Pyretic Ritual
  • 1 Pyroblast
  • 1 Questing Druid // Seek the Beast
  • 1 Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
  • 1 Rile
  • 1 Rite of Flame
  • 1 Rob the Archives
  • 1 Ruby Medallion
  • 1 Runaway Steam-Kin
  • 1 Sazacap's Brew
  • 1 Scattershot
  • 1 Season of Growth
  • 1 Seething Song
  • 1 Simian Spirit Guide
  • 1 Snake Umbra
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spire Garden
  • 1 Springleaf Drum
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Storm of Memories
  • 1 Storm-Kiln Artist
  • 1 Strike It Rich
  • 1 Sylvan Library
  • 1 Taiga
  • 1 The Howling Abomination
  • 1 The Last Agni Kai
  • 1 The One Ring
  • 1 Tinder Wall
  • 1 Treasonous Ogre
  • 1 Underworld Breach
  • 1 Utopia Sprawl
  • 1 Valakut Awakening // Valakut Stoneforge
  • 1 Veil of Summer
  • 1 Verdant Catacombs
  • 1 Warrior's Oath
  • 1 Wheel of Fortune
  • 1 Wheel of Misfortune
  • 1 Wild Cantor
  • 1 Wild Growth
  • 1 Will of the Jeskai
  • 1 Windswept Heath
  • 1 Witch's Mark
  • 1 Wooded Foothills
  • 1 Worldly Tutor