edhseer Commander synergy, explained

The Howling Abomination

The Howling Abomination

Legendary Creature — Human Beast Warrior

Mana cost: {3}{R}{G}

How we read this card

Haste
The Howling Abomination has trample as long as you've cast three or more spells this turn.

static — grants a keyword

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.

triggered — gives +2/+2

triggered — deals 2 damage

What we read on this card

Causes: anything deals noncombat damage.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a Beast enters the battlefield — 410 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

When The Howling Abomination enters:

  1. Totem Speaker — gains you 3 life
  2. Wirewood Savage — draws you 1 card
  3. Woodland Liege — draws you 1 card
  4. Aether Charge — deals 4 damage

a Warrior creature enters the battlefield — 764 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

  1. Obsidian Battle-Axe — When The Howling Abomination enters, Obsidian Battle-Axe triggers

a Warrior enters the battlefield — 766 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

  1. Decorated Champion — When The Howling Abomination enters, Decorated Champion puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

anything deals noncombat damage — 2,147 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

When The Howling Abomination deals noncombat damage:

  1. Quest for Pure Flame — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Fear of Burning Alive — deals that amount damage
  3. Chandra's Incinerator — deals that much damage
  4. Chandra's Pyreling — gets +1/+0
  5. Talon of Pain — puts a charge counter on itself
  6. Asgardian Inspiration — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Thor, Guardian of Midgard — exiles a card from your library
  8. Virtue of Courage // Embereth Blaze — exiles a card from your library

28 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

life is lost — 1,353 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

When The Howling Abomination makes a player lose life:

  1. Howlsquad Heavy — raises your speed
  2. Walking Sarcophagus — raises your speed
  3. Starting Column — raises your speed
  4. Point the Way — raises your speed
  5. Racers' Scoreboard — raises your speed
  6. Outpace Oblivion — raises your speed
  7. Kickoff Celebrations — raises your speed
  8. Goblin Surveyor — raises your speed
  9. Mindcrank — mills a card
  10. Loxodon Surveyor — raises your speed

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Human enters the battlefield — 1,177 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

When The Howling Abomination enters:

  1. Heronblade Elite — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  2. Erkenbrand, Lord of Westfold — gives +1/+0
  3. Dawnhart Disciple — gets +1/+1
  4. Vigilante Justice — deals 1 damage

a creature attacks — 6,617 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

When The Howling Abomination attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Jolene, Plundering Pugilist — makes a token
  3. The Earth King — searches a library
  4. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  5. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  6. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  7. Total War — kills a creature
  8. The Spear of Leonidas — triggers
  9. Norin the Wary — flickers itself
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

77 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 6,617 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

When The Howling Abomination attacks:

  1. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  2. Misty Mountains Raider — puts 2 counters on a Goblin or Army
  3. Razorkin Hordecaller — makes a token
  4. War Effort — makes a token
  5. Campsite Cuisine — sacrifices a Food
  6. Toph, Earthbending Master — puts a counter on a permanent
  7. Inti, Seneschal of the Sun — triggers
  8. Gut, True Soul Zealot — sacrifices a creature or artifact
  9. Cool but Rude — draws and discards
  10. Swashbuckler Extraordinaire — sacrifices a Treasure

30 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature blocks — 6,617 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

When The Howling Abomination blocks:

  1. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  2. Heat of Battle — deals 1 damage
  3. Battle Strain — deals 1 damage
  4. Favor of the Woods — gains you 3 life
  5. Gift of the Woods — gives +0/+3
  6. Tide of War — sacrifices a creature
  7. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

5 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 7,276 cards in The Howling Abomination's colors can cause this (The Howling Abomination is one).

When The Howling Abomination enters:

  1. Slash, Reptile Rampager — deals 2 damage
  2. Gimli of the Glittering Caves — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Legolas Greenleaf — puts a counter on a permanent
  4. Wingnut, Bat on the Belfry — grants flying, haste and menace
  5. Raphael, Most Attitude — exiles a card from your library

133 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.