Ashling by StormOtter

Format: Commander

Creator: StormOtter

Commander: Ashling, the Limitless

Bracket: 2

DeckCheck Threat Index: 29

Deck overview

This deck is a five-color Elemental tribal deck commanded by Ashling, the Limitless. Ashling grants all Elemental permanent spells cast from hand evoke {4} and produces a hasty token copy whenever a nontoken Elemental is sacrificed. The deck leverages this synergy to cast expensive Elementals ahead of curve, double their enter-the-battlefield triggers, and attack immediately with token duplicates. Mana ramp from tribal dorks like Smokebraider and Flamebraider accelerates early plays, while engine pieces like Risen Reef and Yarok, the Desecrated compound card flow and battlefield development. The endgame revolves around massive board states generated by Omnath, Locus of Rage, Avenger of Zendikar, and Champion of the Path, closing out the game through sweeping combat steps and burn. While the deck possesses explosive value engines, it remains vulnerable to sweepers and lacks compact instant-speed win conditions.

Decklist (100 cards)

  • 1 Abundant Countryside
  • 1 Arcane Signet
  • 1 Ashling, the Limitless
  • 1 Avenger of Zendikar
  • 1 Bane of Progress
  • 1 Belonging
  • 1 Blasphemous Act
  • 1 Canopy Vista
  • 1 Cavalier of Thorns
  • 1 Cavern of Souls
  • 1 Champion of the Path
  • 1 Chromatic Lantern
  • 1 Cinder Glade
  • 1 Command Tower
  • 1 Crib Swap
  • 1 Cultivate
  • 1 Distant Melody
  • 1 Dream Harvest
  • 1 Eclipsed Flamekin
  • 1 Eclipsed Realms
  • 1 Eirdu, Carrier of Dawn // Isilu, Carrier of Twilight
  • 1 Emptiness
  • 1 Endurance
  • 1 Exotic Orchard
  • 1 Faeburrow Elder
  • 1 Farseek
  • 1 Fellwar Stone
  • 1 Flamebraider
  • 1 Flamekin Village
  • 7 Forest
  • 1 Fortified Village
  • 1 Foundation Breaker
  • 1 Fury
  • 1 Game Trail
  • 1 Garruk's Uprising
  • 1 Gathering Stone
  • 1 Greenwarden of Murasa
  • 1 Haunting Voyage
  • 1 Horde of Notions
  • 1 Impulsivity
  • 1 Incandescent Soulstoke
  • 1 Ingot Chewer
  • 2 Island
  • 1 Jegantha, the Wellspring
  • 1 Jubilation
  • 1 Jungle Shrine
  • 1 Ketria Triome
  • 1 Kindred Summons
  • 1 Kodama's Reach
  • 1 Lamentation
  • 1 Llanowar Wastes
  • 1 Maelstrom Wanderer
  • 1 Mass of Mysteries
  • 2 Mountain
  • 1 Muldrotha, the Gravetide
  • 1 Mulldrifter
  • 1 Omnath, Locus of Rage
  • 1 Omnath, Locus of the Roil
  • 1 Opulent Palace
  • 1 Overgrown Tomb
  • 1 Path to Exile
  • 2 Plains
  • 1 Prairie Stream
  • 1 Primal Beyond
  • 1 Radiant Summit
  • 1 Raging Ravine
  • 1 Realmwalker
  • 1 Renewed Solidarity
  • 1 Return of the Wildspeaker
  • 1 Risen Reef
  • 1 Secluded Courtyard
  • 1 Selvala, Heart of the Wilds
  • 1 Shatter the Sky
  • 1 Shimmercreep
  • 1 Shriekmaw
  • 1 Smokebraider
  • 1 Sodden Verdure
  • 1 Sol Ring
  • 1 Springleaf Parade
  • 1 Starfield Vocalist
  • 1 Stomping Ground
  • 1 Sunderflock
  • 2 Swamp
  • 1 Timeless Lotus
  • 1 Titan of Industry
  • 1 Twinflame Travelers
  • 1 Unclaimed Territory
  • 1 Vibrance
  • 1 Wistfulness
  • 1 Yarok, the Desecrated