Elemental, My Dear Watson by drx879

Format: Commander

Commander: Ashling, Rekindled // Ashling, Rimebound

Bracket: 3

DeckCheck Threat Index: 27

Deck overview

This deck is an Izzet big-mana spellslinger strategy commanded by Ashling, Rekindled // Ashling, Rimebound. By deploying Ashling early and transforming her into Ashling, Rimebound, the deck gains two free mana every turn reserved specifically for spells with mana value 4 or greater. This acceleration enables the pilot to cast impactful token producers such as Magnus the Red, Manaform Hellkite, and Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar ahead of schedule. The deck transitions into the late game by stocking the graveyard with instants and sorceries through looting and efficient removal, eventually resolving high-impact payoff spells like Rise from the Tides, Furygale Flocking, and Surge to Victory. Lacking fast mana or infinite combos, the deck focuses on generating wide evasive boards and converting noncombat spell triggers into lethal combat swings over multiple turns while maintaining flexible interaction.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abrade
  • 1 Alchemist's Gambit
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashling, Rekindled // Ashling, Rimebound
  • 1 Big Score
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Bloodthirsty Adversary
  • 1 Brush Off
  • 1 Cascade Bluffs
  • 1 Chandra's Ignition
  • 1 Chaos Warp
  • 1 Choreographed Sparks
  • 1 Circular Logic
  • 1 Coastal Peak
  • 1 Colorstorm Stallion
  • 1 Cosmic Epiphany
  • 1 Deep Analysis
  • 1 Dig Through Time
  • 1 Dirgur Focusmage // Braingeyser
  • 1 Ember Island Production
  • 1 Enraged Flamecaster
  • 1 Eris, Roar of the Storm
  • 1 Expansion // Explosion
  • 1 Ferrous Lake
  • 1 Frostboil Snarl
  • 1 Furygale Flocking
  • 1 Goblin Electromancer
  • 1 Great Hall of the Biblioplex
  • 1 Guttersnipe
  • 1 Hall of Oracles
  • 1 Imprisoned in the Moon
  • 9 Island
  • 1 Keep Watch
  • 1 Landscape Painter // Vibrant Idea
  • 1 Leitmotif Composer
  • 1 Magma Opus
  • 1 Magnus the Red
  • 1 Mana Sculpt
  • 1 Manaform Hellkite
  • 1 Mirrorwing Dragon
  • 1 Molten Tributary
  • 9 Mountain
  • 1 Muddle, the Ever-Changing
  • 1 Mystic Confluence
  • 1 Mystic Sanctuary
  • 1 Niv-Mizzet, Visionary
  • 1 Path of Ancestry
  • 1 Pigment Wrangler // Striking Palette
  • 1 Prismari Campus
  • 1 Prismari Command
  • 1 Prismari Pianist
  • 1 Pyre Rhymer // Molten Tide
  • 1 Ral, Izzet Viceroy
  • 1 Renegade Bull
  • 1 Resculpt
  • 1 Resonating Lute
  • 1 Restless Spire
  • 1 Rionya, Fire Dancer
  • 1 Rise from the Tides
  • 1 Rite of Replication
  • 1 Rodeo Pyromancers
  • 1 Rootha, Mastering the Moment
  • 1 Rootha, Mercurial Artist
  • 1 Saheeli, Jewel of Avishkar
  • 1 Scorched Geyser
  • 1 Shark Typhoon
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Spectacle Summit
  • 1 Stormcatch Mentor
  • 1 Study Hall
  • 1 Sunderflock
  • 1 Surge to Victory
  • 1 Talisman of Creativity
  • 1 Temple of Epiphany
  • 1 Terramorphic Expanse
  • 1 The Dawning Archaic
  • 1 The Scarlet Witch
  • 1 Thousand-Year Storm
  • 1 Thunderdrum Soloist
  • 1 Torrential Gearhulk
  • 1 Traumatic Critique
  • 1 Treasure Cruise
  • 1 Twinflame Travelers
  • 1 Volcanic Salvo