EDH Optimizer
The Howling Abomination
Legendary Creature — Human Beast Warrior · 3RG
Color identity: Green · Red · Gruul
The Howling Abomination is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
Haste
The Howling Abomination has trample as long as you've cast three or more spells this turn.
Whenever The Howling Abomination becomes the target of a spell, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn and deals 2 damage to each opponent.
Reference price of the card: €0.28
Average lands in decks for The Howling Abomination: 34
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Build your The Howling Abomination deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for The Howling Abomination 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average The Howling Abomination deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: B (67/100)
- Consistency65
- Speed50
- Interaction50
- Resilience77
- Closing94
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 34 lands (21 nonbasic, 6 Mountain, 7 Forest)
Season of Growth · Sol Ring · Goblin Anarchomancer · Snake Umbra · Keen Sense · Charge Through · Storm-Kiln Artist · Psychotic Fury · Fists of Flame · Snakeskin Veil · Arcane Signet · Expedite · Tamiyo's Safekeeping · Guttersnipe · Viridescent Wisps · Grapeshot · Renegade Tactics · Hunter's Insight · Ram Through · Blossoming Defense · Rampant Growth · Cultivate · Rile · Tyvar's Stand · Gaea's Gift · Nature's Lore · Poison the Blade · Temur Battle Rage · Ancestral Anger · Irresistible Prey · Invigorate · Beast Within · Crimson Wisps · Ground Rift · Leyline of Resonance · Wild Defiance · Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar · Zada, Hedron Grinder · Aggressive Urge · Chandra's Ignition · Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty · Llanowar Elves · Twinferno · Verdant Rebirth · Firebrand Archer · Kessig Flamebreather · Kodama's Reach · Might of the Meek · Unleash Fury · Royal Treatment · Swiftfoot Boots · Impolite Entrance · Three Visits · Stump Stomp // Burnwillow Clearing · Farseek · Vines of Vastwood · Overprotect · Bear Umbra · Birds of Paradise · Blasphemous Act · Chaos Warp · Oracle's Restoration · Manamorphose · Torbran, Thane of Red Fell · Elvish Mystic · Command Tower · Cinder Glade · Rootbound Crag · Rockfall Vale · Karplusan Forest · Stomping Ground · Game Trail · Rogue's Passage · Spire Garden · Mossfire Valley · Kessig Wolf Run · Cragcrown Pathway // Timbercrown Pathway · Gruul Turf · Temple of Abandon · Contested Cliffs · Wooded Foothills · Reliquary Tower · Exotic Orchard · Thornspire Verge · Witch's Clinic · Sheltered Thicket
🃏 Recommended cards for The Howling Abomination
The highest-synergy cards in decks for The Howling Abomination, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Season of Growth | 86% | +83% |
| Charge Through | 75% | +74% |
| Keen Sense | 76% | +70% |
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 72% | +70% |
| Snake Umbra | 78% | +69% |
| Psychotic Fury | 70% | +68% |
| Fists of Flame | 69% | +68% |
| Expedite | 68% | +67% |
| Guttersnipe | 64% | +62% |
| Viridescent Wisps | 62% | +61% |
| Renegade Tactics | 60% | +59% |
| Grapeshot | 60% | +59% |
| Snakeskin Veil | 69% | +57% |
| Rile | 55% | +54% |
| Blossoming Defense | 57% | +53% |
| Ram Through | 59% | +51% |
| Tamiyo's Safekeeping | 65% | +50% |
| Poison the Blade | 51% | +50% |
| Ancestral Anger | 50% | +50% |
| Irresistible Prey | 50% | +48% |
| Ground Rift | 48% | +48% |
| Hunter's Insight | 59% | +48% |
| Crimson Wisps | 48% | +48% |
| Leyline of Resonance | 48% | +47% |
💰 The best cards for your The Howling Abomination deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Season of Growth
- Charge Through
- Keen Sense
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Snake Umbra
- Psychotic Fury
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Tamiyo's Safekeeping
- Kediss, Emberclaw Familiar
- Kessig Flamebreather
- Chandra's Ignition
- Torbran, Thane of Red Fell
- Mutagenic Growth
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Longshot, Rebel Bowman
- Jeska's Will
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with The Howling Abomination
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite LTB, Infinite ETB, Infinite sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- The Reaver Cleaver + Aggravated Assault → Infinite colored mana, Infinite combat damage, Infinite combat phases, Infinite mana creatures you control can produce, Infinite Treasure tokens, Infinite untap of creatures you control
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
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Frequently asked questions
What is The Howling Abomination's color identity?
The Howling Abomination is Gruul (green and red): its deck can only run cards of those colors plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does The Howling Abomination come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average The Howling Abomination deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 34 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 4.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 97 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 24 % of the time and floods 14 %. Deck health: B (67/100).
How many lands should a The Howling Abomination deck run?
Real The Howling Abomination decks run 34 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for The Howling Abomination?
The three highest-synergy cards are Season of Growth, Charge Through, Keen Sense. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in The Howling Abomination decks.
What combos does The Howling Abomination have?
The Howling Abomination has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a The Howling Abomination deck cost?
You can start cheap: Season of Growth, Charge Through, Keen Sense are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.