Bracket 3 · Our Ashling decklist · Elemental Tribal
Our Ashling list is five-color Elemental tribal built on enter-the-battlefield value. Ashling gives every Elemental you cast from hand an evoke cost of four, and when it is sacrificed you get a hasty token copy back.
In practice, a seven-mana Avenger of Zendikar or Titan of Industry costs four, triggers twice, and leaves a copy behind. The deck stacks Yarok, Panharmonicon and Twinflame Travelers to double those triggers again.
- Strategy
- Elemental Tribal
- Bracket
- 3
- Avg. mana value
- 4.21
- Lands
- 37
01The Commander
Ashling, the Limitless gives Elemental permanent spells you cast from your hand evoke {4}. Cast one for four mana, it enters, triggers, and is sacrificed.
Ashling's second ability turns that sacrifice into value: whenever you sacrifice a nontoken Elemental, you create a token copy with haste. The copy triggers its enter ability again, attacks immediately, and stays for good if you pay {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} at your next end step.
That means Avenger of Zendikar, Titan of Industry, Lamentation and Mulldrifter all hit the table twice for four mana. Greater Good adds a sacrifice outlet that draws cards and makes another copy.
02How This Deck Wins
- 1
Ramp into four mana
Smokebraider, Flamebraider, Fertile Ground and land ramp get you to Ashling's evoke cost quickly and fix all five colors.
- 2
Evoke big Elementals for double value
Cast Avenger of Zendikar, Titan of Industry or an Incarnation for four. It triggers, dies, and comes back as a hasty token that triggers again.
- 3
Double the triggers
Yarok, the Desecrated, Panharmonicon and Twinflame Travelers make each enter trigger happen twice, so every evoke is four triggers.
03Deck at a Glance
Bracket 3 · Elemental Tribal · 100 cards
Composition
- Commander1
- Creatures36
- Instants & sorceries12
- Artifacts & enchantments14
- Planeswalkers0
- Lands37
- Tokens6
Mana Curve
Color Split
symbols
- White 7%
- Blue 18%
- Black 8%
- Red 23%
- Green 43%
By the Numbers
Cards by Role
04Best Evoke Targets
These are the Elementals you most want to cast for four with Ashling and get twice.
Also in this role
05Trigger Doublers
Each of these turns one evoke into four enter triggers.
Also in this role
06Five-Color Mana
Ashling wants four mana by turn three, and the copies want {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}.
Also in this role
07Elemental Legends and Card Advantage
Powerful five-color Elementals and the ways to find and replay them.
Also in this role
08Removal
Most removal in the deck lives on evoked Elementals. These are the rest.
09Combos and Key Interactions
Ashling, the Limitless + Avenger of Zendikar
Evoke Avenger for four. It makes a Plant per land, is sacrificed, and comes back as a hasty token that makes the same number of Plants again.
Ashling, the Limitless + Yarok, the Desecrated
Every evoked Elemental triggers twice on entry and twice more as the token copy, for four triggers per four mana.
Ashling, the Limitless + Greater Good
Sacrifice a big Elemental to draw cards equal to its power, and get a hasty token copy of it back.
10How to Play
Opening hand
Keep hands with two or three lands and a mana creature or ramp spell. You want Ashling on turn three and evoking on turn four. Hands that can't make four mana by turn four are a mulligan.
Early gameturns 1-3
Ramp with Smokebraider, Flamebraider or land searches and cast Ashling on turn three.
Mid gameturns 4-7
Evoke your best Elementals for four each turn: Avenger of Zendikar, Titan of Industry, Lamentation or Mulldrifter. Get Yarok, the Desecrated or Panharmonicon down to double everything.
Late gameturn 8+
Pay {W}{U}{B}{R}{G} to keep your best copies, recur Elementals with Horde of Notions or Muldrotha, the Gravetide, and attack with haste from Ashling's tokens or Maelstrom Wanderer.
Tips
- Ashling's evoke works only on Elementals cast from your hand.
- The token copy has haste, so evoke an attacker on your own main phase to swing immediately.
- Changeling tokens from Belonging and Springleaf Parade count as Elementals.
- Decide at each end step which copies are worth {W}{U}{B}{R}{G}.
Common mistakes
- Hard-casting a seven-drop when evoking it for four with Ashling gets more value.
- Forgetting that tokens sacrificed later do not make another copy.
- Running out of colored mana to keep copies.
- Leaving Ashling unprotected; most of the deck's value runs through her.
Watch out for
- Graveyard hate that stops Horde of Notions and Muldrotha.
- Removal on Ashling before your engine pieces land.
- Effects that stop enter-the-battlefield triggers, like Torpor Orb.
- Board wipes after you have overextended tokens.
11Bracket and Rule 0
Our list runs no Game Changers.
The deck plays fair value engines without two-card infinite combos.
12Full Decklist
Every card in our Ashling proxy deck (100 cards). Hover or tap a name to see the card.
Commander
- 1Ashling, the Limitless2R
Creatures (36)
- 1Flamekin HarbingerR
- 1Flamebraider1R
- 1Smokebraider1R
- 1Animar, Soul of ElementsGUR
- 1Eclipsed Flamekin1U/RU/R
- 1Endurance1GG
- 1Faeburrow Elder1GW
- 1Incandescent Soulstoke2R
- 1Realmwalker2G
- 1Risen Reef1GU
- 1Champion of the Path3R
- 1Foundation Breaker3G
- 1Omnath, Locus of the Roil1GUR
- 1Twinflame Travelers2UR
- 1Cavalier of Thorns2GGG
- 1Fury3RR
- 1Horde of NotionsWUBRG
- 1Ingot Chewer4R
- 1Jegantha, the Wellspring4R/G
- 1Mass of MysteriesWUBRG
- 1Mulldrifter4U
- 1Shriekmaw4B
- 1Subterfuge4U
- 1Yarok, the Desecrated2BGU
- 1Belonging5W
- 1Greenwarden of Murasa4GG
- 1Jubilation5G
- 1Lamentation5B
- 1Muldrotha, the Gravetide3BGU
- 1Vernal Sovereign4GW
- 1Avenger of Zendikar5GG
- 1Impulsivity6R
- 1Omnath, Locus of Rage3RRGG
- 1Titan of Industry4GGG
- 1Maelstrom Wanderer5GUR
- 1Sunderflock7UU
Instants (6)
- 1Path to ExileW
- 1Swords to PlowsharesW
- 1Reality Shift1U
- 1Ashling's Command3UR
- 1Return of the Wildspeaker4G
- 1Kindred Summons5GG
Sorceries (6)
- 1Farseek1G
- 1Cultivate2G
- 1Kodama's Reach2G
- 1Distant Melody3U
- 1Haunting Voyage4BB
- 1Blasphemous Act8R
Artifacts (7)
- 1Sol Ring1
- 1Arcane Signet2
- 1Fellwar Stone2
- 1Chromatic Lantern3
- 1Urza's Incubator3
- 1Panharmonicon4
- 1Timeless Lotus5
Enchantments (7)
- 1Cream of the Crop1G
- 1Fertile Ground1G
- 1Springleaf ParadeXGG
- 1Elemental Bond2G
- 1Garruk's Uprising2G
- 1Descendants' Fury3R
- 1Greater Good2GG
Lands (37)
- 1Abundant Countryside
- 1Ancient Ziggurat
- 1Blood Crypt
- 1Breeding Pool
- 1Command Tower
- 1Exotic Orchard
- 1Flamekin Village
- 6Forest
- 1Frontier Bivouac
- 1Hallowed Fountain
- 2Island
- 1Jungle Shrine
- 2Mountain
- 1Opal Palace
- 1Opulent Palace
- 1Overgrown Tomb
- 1Path of Ancestry
- 1Plains
- 1Primal Beyond
- 1Rain-Slicked Copse
- 1Sandsteppe Citadel
- 1Savage Lands
- 1Seaside Citadel
- 1Secluded Courtyard
- 1Sodden Verdure
- 1Steam Vents
- 1Stomping Ground
- 1Swamp
- 1Temple Garden
- 1Unclaimed Territory
Get the deck
Ashling Elemental Tribal proxy deck
Ashling turns every Elemental into a two-for-one. Evoke for four, get the hasty copy, double the triggers, and bury the table in value.
Every card in this guide is shown exactly as it prints in the deck you get, sleeve-ready, with tokens.
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