The Ruinous Powers
Abaddon the Despoiler · 40K 2022 · official decklist · 100 cards
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 56 Desert Bloom 0.180
- 57 Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV) 0.180
- 58 Necron Dynasties 0.180
- 59 The Ruinous Powers 0.180
- 60 Sneak Attack 0.180
- 61 Revenant Recon 0.180
- 62 Draconic Domination 0.179
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What originality means here
Every card scores 0 to 1: one minus how close its nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so 0.30 means something out there is 70% like it. A deck's figure is the average across its most original half of nonland cards, so it climbs by holding cards with less competition, never by holding more cards.
- 105 Draconic Domination 0.179
- 106 Revenant Recon 0.180
- 107 Sneak Attack 0.180
- 108 The Ruinous Powers 0.180
- 109 Necron Dynasties 0.180
- 110 Scions & Spellcraft (FINAL FANTASY XIV) 0.180
- 111 Desert Bloom 0.180
Most original cards
- Assault Suit 0.28
- Aspiring Champion 0.27
- Sloppity Bilepiper 0.25
- Khârn the Betrayer 0.24
- Mutalith Vortex Beast 0.23
- Let the Galaxy Burn 0.23
- Pink Horror 0.23
- Dark Apostle 0.22
- Abaddon the Despoiler 0.22
- Magnus the Red 0.22
- The Horus Heresy 0.21
- Chaos Defiler 0.21
- Be'lakor, the Dark Master 0.19
- Herald of Slaanesh 0.18
- Great Unclean One 0.18
- Mortarion, Daemon Primarch 0.18
- Lucius the Eternal 0.18
- Tallyman of Nurgle 0.17
- The Ruinous Powers 0.17
- Tzaangor Shaman 0.16
- Blood for the Blood God! 0.16
- Nurgle's Rot 0.15
- Decree of Pain 0.15
- Chaos Warp 0.15
- Knight Rampager 0.12
- Noise Marine 0.11
- Drach'Nyen 0.11
- The Lost and the Damned 0.11
- Keeper of Secrets 0.11
- Seeker of Slaanesh 0.10
- Mandate of Abaddon 0.09
- Poxwalkers 0.09
- Kill! Maim! Burn! 0.09
- Nurgle's Conscription 0.09
- Bloodthirster 0.07
- Helbrute 0.07
- Wayfarer's Bauble 0.05
- Past in Flames 0.04
- Commander's Sphere 0.03
- Chaos Mutation 0.03
- Warstorm Surge 0.01
- Talisman of Creativity 0.01
- Talisman of Dominance 0.01
- Talisman of Indulgence 0.01
- Lord of Change 0.00
- Chaos Terminator Lord 0.00
- Blasphemous Act 0.00
- Bile Blight 0.00
- Blight Grenade 0.00
- Brainstorm 0.00
- Dark Ritual 0.00
- Venomcrawler 0.00
- Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch 0.00
- Reverberate 0.00
- Bituminous Blast 0.00
- Deny Reality 0.00
- Heralds of Tzeentch 0.00
- Bloodcrusher of Khorne -0.00
- Chromatic Lantern -0.00
- Plague Drone -0.00
- Sol Ring -0.00
- Worn Powerstone -0.00
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 32 Arcane Maelstrom 25.8
- 33 Peace Offering 25.4
- 34 Revival Trance (FINAL FANTASY VI) 25.3
- 35 The Ruinous Powers 25.0
- 36 Graveyard Overdrive 24.9
- 37 Prismari Performance 24.9
- 38 Open Hostility 24.9
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What salt means here
EDHREC's annual survey asks players which cards they least enjoy facing, scoring each 0 to about 3: Stasis is 3.06, Rhystic Study 2.73, Mind Stone a flat 0. A deck's figure is those scores added up, so it gets there either through a few famous offenders or a long tail of mildly irritating ones. The one number here that is an opinion rather than a measurement.
- 129 Open Hostility 24.9
- 130 Prismari Performance 24.9
- 131 Graveyard Overdrive 24.9
- 132 The Ruinous Powers 25.0
- 133 Revival Trance (FINAL FANTASY VI) 25.3
- 134 Peace Offering 25.4
- 135 Arcane Maelstrom 25.8
Saltiest cards
- Sol Ring 1.46
- Nurgle's Conscription 0.79
- Abaddon the Despoiler 0.76
- Plague Drone 0.75
- The Ruinous Powers 0.75
- Worn Powerstone 0.73
- Deny Reality 0.72
- Dark Ritual 0.67
- Noise Marine 0.64
- Blasphemous Act 0.62
- Bloodthirster 0.58
- Mutalith Vortex Beast 0.57
- Sloppity Bilepiper 0.56
- Knight Rampager 0.53
- Dark Apostle 0.50
- Keeper of Secrets 0.50
- Magnus the Red 0.50
- Poxwalkers 0.50
- Chaos Defiler 0.47
- Chaos Mutation 0.47
- Past in Flames 0.46
- Bloodcrusher of Khorne 0.45
- Warstorm Surge 0.45
- Talisman of Indulgence 0.44
- Let the Galaxy Burn 0.43
- Aspiring Champion 0.41
- Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch 0.41
- Decree of Pain 0.39
- The Horus Heresy 0.39
- Command Tower 0.38
- Lord of Change 0.37
- Blood for the Blood God! 0.36
- Reverberate 0.35
- Chaos Warp 0.33
- Helbrute 0.31
- Tzaangor Shaman 0.31
- Assault Suit 0.30
- The Lost and the Damned 0.30
- Bile Blight 0.29
- Seeker of Slaanesh 0.29
- Great Unclean One 0.28
- Mortarion, Daemon Primarch 0.27
- Pink Horror 0.27
- Be'lakor, the Dark Master 0.24
- Khârn the Betrayer 0.24
- Mandate of Abaddon 0.22
- Venomcrawler 0.22
- Brainstorm 0.21
- Heralds of Tzeentch 0.21
- Talisman of Dominance 0.20
- Herald of Slaanesh 0.19
- Commander's Sphere 0.17
- Temple of the False God 0.17
- Molten Slagheap 0.15
- Exotic Orchard 0.14
- Dismal Backwater 0.13
- Evolving Wilds 0.13
- Path of Ancestry 0.13
- Kill! Maim! Burn! 0.12
- Sunken Hollow 0.10
- Wayfarer's Bauble 0.08
- Barren Moor 0.07
- Bituminous Blast 0.07
- Crumbling Necropolis 0.07
- Forgotten Cave 0.07
- Lucius the Eternal 0.07
- Nurgle's Rot 0.06
- Blight Grenade 0.05
- Drach'Nyen 0.05
- Foreboding Ruins 0.04
- Swiftwater Cliffs 0.04
- Terramorphic Expanse 0.04
- Chaos Terminator Lord 0.00
- Chromatic Lantern 0.00
- Talisman of Creativity 0.00
- Tallyman of Nurgle 0.00
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 8 Eldrazi Unbound $216.36
- 9 Forces of the Imperium $210.34
- 10 Everyone's Invited! $184.22
- 11 The Ruinous Powers $179.69
- 12 Tyranid Swarm $170.02
- 13 Masters of Evil $153.85
- 14 Vampiric Bloodlust $152.77
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What of cards means here
The cheapest paper printing of every card, added together: what the hundred cards cost to own as singles, not what the sealed box sells for. That is why one reserved list card can put a deck above four decks of staples. Basic lands count toward the total but are left out of the card list below, since thirty Islands are not what anyone means by a deck's cheapest cards.
- 153 Vampiric Bloodlust $152.77
- 154 Masters of Evil $153.85
- 155 Tyranid Swarm $170.02
- 156 The Ruinous Powers $179.69
- 157 Everyone's Invited! $184.22
- 158 Forces of the Imperium $210.34
- 159 Eldrazi Unbound $216.36
Priciest cards
- Bloodthirster $31.14
- Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch $20.43
- Magnus the Red $11.44
- Keeper of Secrets $10.83
- Blood for the Blood God! $8.80
- Poxwalkers $7.41
- Khârn the Betrayer $7.37
- Chaos Defiler $7.22
- Nurgle's Rot $7.11
- Herald of Slaanesh $5.87
- Great Unclean One $5.46
- Be'lakor, the Dark Master $4.30
- Mandate of Abaddon $3.97
- The Lost and the Damned $3.92
- Lord of Change $3.08
- Reverberate $2.96
- Bloodcrusher of Khorne $2.62
- Past in Flames $2.40
- Plague Drone $2.29
- Noise Marine $1.94
- Talisman of Creativity $1.91
- Talisman of Indulgence $1.88
- The Ruinous Powers $1.55
- The Horus Heresy $1.52
- Sol Ring $1.36
- Brainstorm $1.34
- Talisman of Dominance $1.24
- Chromatic Lantern $1.00
- Venomcrawler $0.93
- Blasphemous Act $0.86
- Pink Horror $0.76
- Warstorm Surge $0.75
- Let the Galaxy Burn $0.67
- Mortarion, Daemon Primarch $0.64
- Mutalith Vortex Beast $0.55
- Heralds of Tzeentch $0.50
- Nurgle's Conscription $0.47
- Chaos Terminator Lord $0.46
- Dark Ritual $0.44
- Abaddon the Despoiler $0.43
- Aspiring Champion $0.43
- Kill! Maim! Burn! $0.43
- Chaos Mutation $0.42
- Blight Grenade $0.40
- Lucius the Eternal $0.40
- Knight Rampager $0.39
- Tallyman of Nurgle $0.39
- Drach'Nyen $0.38
- Seeker of Slaanesh $0.38
- Sloppity Bilepiper $0.38
- Dark Apostle $0.37
- Worn Powerstone $0.35
- Tzaangor Shaman $0.34
- Helbrute $0.31
- Sunken Hollow $0.30
- Decree of Pain $0.29
- Crumbling Necropolis $0.28
- Foreboding Ruins $0.28
- Wayfarer's Bauble $0.27
- Chaos Warp $0.26
- Exotic Orchard $0.23
- Path of Ancestry $0.22
- Assault Suit $0.21
- Commander's Sphere $0.20
- Command Tower $0.20
- Temple of the False God $0.18
- Bituminous Blast $0.17
- Barren Moor $0.16
- Bile Blight $0.16
- Deny Reality $0.16
- Molten Slagheap $0.14
- Forgotten Cave $0.13
- Terramorphic Expanse $0.13
- Swiftwater Cliffs $0.11
- Evolving Wilds $0.10
- Dismal Backwater $0.09
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 145 Timeless Wisdom #7276
- 146 Merciless Rage #7352
- 147 Turtle Power! #7434
- 148 The Ruinous Powers #7450
- 149 The Fantastic Four #7638
- 150 Heavenly Inferno #7738
- 151 Arcane Maelstrom #7811
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What median play rate means here
EDHREC ranks every card by how many Commander decks run it, #1 being the most played in the format. A deck's figure is the median rank across its nonland cards, so #1200 means half this deck sits inside the format's twelve hundred most played cards. A smaller number is the deck built out of staples.
- 16 Arcane Maelstrom #7811
- 17 Heavenly Inferno #7738
- 18 The Fantastic Four #7638
- 19 The Ruinous Powers #7450
- 20 Turtle Power! #7434
- 21 Merciless Rage #7352
- 22 Timeless Wisdom #7276
Most played cards
- Sol Ring #1
- Blasphemous Act #22
- Chaos Warp #29
- Dark Ritual #33
- Commander's Sphere #52
- Brainstorm #72
- Chromatic Lantern #85
- Talisman of Dominance #93
- Wayfarer's Bauble #124
- Talisman of Creativity #126
- Talisman of Indulgence #129
- Worn Powerstone #577
- Warstorm Surge #723
- Past in Flames #1266
- Decree of Pain #1389
- Reverberate #1414
- Bloodthirster #2584
- Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch #3212
- Keeper of Secrets #3256
- Blood for the Blood God! #3461
- Assault Suit #4141
- Khârn the Betrayer #4600
- Mandate of Abaddon #4739
- Great Unclean One #5267
- The Lost and the Damned #5667
- Herald of Slaanesh #5814
- Lord of Change #6013
- Magnus the Red #6266
- Chaos Defiler #6288
- Plague Drone #6560
- Bloodcrusher of Khorne #7399
- Be'lakor, the Dark Master #7501
- Bituminous Blast #7574
- Noise Marine #7913
- The Ruinous Powers #8036
- Nurgle's Rot #8054
- Poxwalkers #8713
- Abaddon the Despoiler #8749
- Chaos Mutation #8938
- The Horus Heresy #9165
- Heralds of Tzeentch #9218
- Let the Galaxy Burn #9689
- Mutalith Vortex Beast #9716
- Aspiring Champion #9856
- Venomcrawler #9924
- Pink Horror #10517
- Kill! Maim! Burn! #11141
- Chaos Terminator Lord #11278
- Dark Apostle #11946
- Mortarion, Daemon Primarch #12080
- Blight Grenade #12297
- Bile Blight #12837
- Tallyman of Nurgle #12957
- Nurgle's Conscription #13014
- Drach'Nyen #13164
- Deny Reality #13322
- Seeker of Slaanesh #14421
- Sloppity Bilepiper #14825
- Tzaangor Shaman #15310
- Lucius the Eternal #16111
- Knight Rampager #17177
- Helbrute #20028
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 132 Most Wanted 10.6 years
- 133 Tinker Time 10.5 years
- 134 Dance of the Elements 10.4 years
- 135 The Ruinous Powers 10.3 years
- 136 From Cute to Brute 10.3 years
- 137 Limit Break (FINAL FANTASY VII) 10.2 years
- 138 Revival Trance (FINAL FANTASY VI) 10.0 years
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What a card on average means here
How long ago each card was first printed, averaged across the deck. A reprint does not make an old card new, so a deck published last year and stuffed with reprints still reads old. The total underneath is every card's age added together; the ranking uses the average, because a sum quietly rewards the bigger deck for being bigger.
- 29 Revival Trance (FINAL FANTASY VI) 10.0 years
- 30 Limit Break (FINAL FANTASY VII) 10.2 years
- 31 From Cute to Brute 10.3 years
- 32 The Ruinous Powers 10.3 years
- 33 Dance of the Elements 10.4 years
- 34 Tinker Time 10.5 years
- 35 Most Wanted 10.6 years
Oldest cards
- Dark Ritual 33.1 years
- Sol Ring 33.1 years
- Brainstorm 31.3 years
- Worn Powerstone 27.9 years
- Barren Moor 23.9 years
- Forgotten Cave 23.9 years
- Decree of Pain 23.3 years
- Temple of the False God 23.3 years
- Talisman of Dominance 23.0 years
- Talisman of Indulgence 23.0 years
- Wayfarer's Bauble 22.3 years
- Terramorphic Expanse 21.1 years
- Molten Slagheap 19.9 years
- Crumbling Necropolis 18.0 years
- Exotic Orchard 17.6 years
- Bituminous Blast 17.4 years
- Deny Reality 17.4 years
- Evolving Wilds 16.4 years
- Reverberate 16.2 years
- Chaos Warp 15.2 years
- Command Tower 15.2 years
- Warstorm Surge 15.2 years
- Blasphemous Act 15.0 years
- Past in Flames 15.0 years
- Chromatic Lantern 13.9 years
- Bile Blight 12.7 years
- Dismal Backwater 12.0 years
- Swiftwater Cliffs 12.0 years
- Assault Suit 11.9 years
- Commander's Sphere 11.9 years
- Sunken Hollow 11.0 years
- Foreboding Ruins 10.4 years
- Path of Ancestry 9.1 years
- Talisman of Creativity 7.3 years
- Abaddon the Despoiler 3.9 years
- Aspiring Champion 3.9 years
- Be'lakor, the Dark Master 3.9 years
- Blight Grenade 3.9 years
- Bloodcrusher of Khorne 3.9 years
- Blood for the Blood God! 3.9 years
- Bloodthirster 3.9 years
- Chaos Defiler 3.9 years
- Chaos Mutation 3.9 years
- Chaos Terminator Lord 3.9 years
- Dark Apostle 3.9 years
- Drach'Nyen 3.9 years
- Exalted Flamer of Tzeentch 3.9 years
- Great Unclean One 3.9 years
- Helbrute 3.9 years
- Herald of Slaanesh 3.9 years
- Heralds of Tzeentch 3.9 years
- Keeper of Secrets 3.9 years
- Khârn the Betrayer 3.9 years
- Kill! Maim! Burn! 3.9 years
- Knight Rampager 3.9 years
- Let the Galaxy Burn 3.9 years
- Lord of Change 3.9 years
- Lucius the Eternal 3.9 years
- Magnus the Red 3.9 years
- Mandate of Abaddon 3.9 years
- Mortarion, Daemon Primarch 3.9 years
- Mutalith Vortex Beast 3.9 years
- Noise Marine 3.9 years
- Nurgle's Conscription 3.9 years
- Nurgle's Rot 3.9 years
- Pink Horror 3.9 years
- Plague Drone 3.9 years
- Poxwalkers 3.9 years
- Seeker of Slaanesh 3.9 years
- Sloppity Bilepiper 3.9 years
- Tallyman of Nurgle 3.9 years
- The Horus Heresy 3.9 years
- The Lost and the Damned 3.9 years
- The Ruinous Powers 3.9 years
- Tzaangor Shaman 3.9 years
- Venomcrawler 3.9 years
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What the figures on each card mean
- Originality
- One minus how close the card's nearest match anywhere in Magic gets, so a card at 0.30 has something out there 70% like it.
- Play rate
- EDHREC's rank for how often the card is played in Commander, where #1 is the most played card in the format.
- Salt
- Out of about 3, from EDHREC's salt survey, where players vote on the cards they least enjoy facing.
- Card age
- How long ago the card was first printed, counted from its earliest printing, so a reprint does not make an old card new.
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