Atsushi, the Blazing Sky

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

Flying, trample

When this dies (is put into the graveyard from the battlefield), choose one —

• Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
• Create three Treasure tokens. (They are colourless artifact token with "{T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any colour.")

Tokens

• Treasure

Legality

Format	Legality
1v1 Commander	Legal
Alchemy	Legal
Archenemy	Legal
Arena	Legal
Block Constructed	Legal
Brawl	Legal
Canadian Highlander	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander / EDH	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Duel Commander	Legal
Gladiator	Legal
Highlander	Legal
Historic	Legal
Legacy	Legal
Leviathan	Legal
Limited	Legal
Modern	Legal
Oathbreaker	Legal
Pioneer	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Pre-release	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Standard	Legal
Vanguard	Legal
Vintage	Legal

Discussion (17)

Quickspell on Atsushi, does this combo work?

3 weeks ago

I haven’t seen this posted anywhere so I wanted to confirm it actually works.

Requirements:

• Molten Echoes on the bf
• Atsushi, the Blazing Sky in hand
• {R}{R}{4}

Results in

• Infinite treasures
• Infinite ETB effects
• Infinite LTB effects
• Infinite die-effects

Step by step

1. Have Molten Echoes on the battlefield.
2. Cast Atsushi, the Blazing Sky.
   1. Molten Echoes will create a copy of Atsushi.
   2. As a state-based effect, the original Atsushi dies, leaving the copy in play.
   3. Atsushi’s LTB will trigger, creating three treasures.
3. Using those treasures + {2}, cast Corpse Dance with buyback and return Atsushi from the graveyard to the battlefield.
   1. Molten Echoes will trigger and it’s effect will go on the stack.
   2. As a state-based effect, the original Atsushi dies, leaving the copy in play.
   3. Atsushi’s LTB will trigger, creating three treasures.
   4. Molten Echoes’s ability on the stack will resolve, creating another copy of Atsushi.
   5. As a state-based effect, the first Atsushi copy dies, leaving the new copy in play.
   6. The dying Atsushi copy’s LTB will trigger, creating three treasures.

We now have six treasures and can cast Corpse Dance with buyback for five treasures, leaving one. Each time we cast Corpse Dance, we will get three treasures from the dying original Atsushi, and three from the dying copy. So we can repeat this for infinite treasures.

Crow-Umbra on Mardu Samurai Tribal

3 months ago

I've really liked Atsushi, the Blazing Sky in the various decks I've played it in.

Although they're not from Kamigawa Neon Dynasty, some simple enchantment anthems like Brave the Sands, Fervor (not super budget, but helpful), and Goblin War Drums can really help aggro strategies with swinging early, keeping blockers up, and evading blocks on opposing boards.

Hi_diddly_ho_neighbor on Bold and Brash

6 months ago

I definitely second the MTGO idea if you have no nearby game stores. It's definitely not the same as playing in person, but it works. There is also Spelltable for webcam games. Anyways, onto some deck suggestions:

Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury is a really strong Rakdos dragon since it pumps your team.

I personally have removed Urza's Incubator from my dragon tribal deck. There has been a pretty significant uptick in dragon decks lately due to recent sets and the symmetrical effect has become much more of a liability. I would replace it with Herald's Horn. You still get cost reduction, but with some card advantage thrown onto it.

Speaking of card advantage, I think you could use a lot more. Atsushi, the Blazing Sky is both a dragon and card advantage. Solemn Simulacrum is both ramp and card draw. Stinging Study is 5 mana, draw 5 for you at instant speed. I always advocate for black decks to run Read the Bones. It's still one of the best card draw cards in black.

Lastly, a litte more interaction could go a long ways. Crux of Fate is a fantastic board wipe for dragon tribal, and a Bedevil and Terminate would go a long way. If you want to get really spicy, Wrathful Red Dragon + either Blasphemous Act or Star of Extinction is hilarious.

Good luck deck building! It looks like a fun build.

TheOfficialCreator on Dihada, Treasure Huntress

6 months ago

Would Kalain, Reclusive Painter or Atsushi, the Blazing Sky have places in the deck?

You might also want to consider Nykthos Paragon for an insane payoff from the lifelink.

contactandylove on Riveteers: Henzie upgrade

6 months ago

Wickked yeah it is a bunch of fun. It'd be more fun if I could test play it more regularly. Ahaha.Im still undecided on the value of Professional Face-Breaker and Atsushi, the Blazing Sky they are sitting in the boulder along with Gamekeeper, Shivan Devastator, Junji, the Midnight Sky, and Sheoldred, Whispering One.

Wickked on Riveteers: Henzie upgrade

6 months ago

contactandylove Your deck looks like a buncha fun. The treasure subtheme can be very powerful in the Jund colors. I was personally thinking about doing it in my Henzie deck, but ended up going strickly value oriented. Some cards I would suggest that would help your treasure theme are Professional Face-Breaker, Grim Hireling, Ziatora, the Incinerator, Atsushi, the Blazing Sky. All of them are some of the best treasure cards in the format and are not crazy expensive. I'm really interested to hear how the treasure strategy has worked out for you. What's the big payoff other then being able to ramp and Rain of Riches cascade? Please check out my Henzie deck list and please let me know what you think of it.

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Crow-Umbra on Action Painting Spellslinger

6 months ago

Thank you for your suggestions Jett2112. I think that my deck generally has a pretty tidy CMC curve already. The top-end is currently the 5 spells I have at 5 cmc. I'm not looking to Casualty 2 every time I cast an instant or sorcery, and haven't had too much of an issue popping off a few spells per turn beyond turn 5.

In defense of some of your suggested cuts:

• Volcanic Torrent - One of the most recent additions to the deck. I've played it in my Prosper, Tome-Bound deck to enjoyable success. I recently added it here as a one-sided board wipe that can be copied, and also gives me the chance to Cascade a couple more spells out. This deck needs as many one-sided wipe options as it can manage, since it will have a weaker board state than most other decks in my play group.

• Lier, Disciple of the Drowned - Ideally helps cover on the turn I'm going to combo off, but most importantly lets me flashback spells. In a pinch he can be sacrificed to Casualty 2. I've also considered Past in Flames in this spot, but preferred to have the body on board.

• Storm-Kiln Artist - Shits out treasures when I'm spell slinging and copying spells. On the turns that I'm using Casualty 2 on Anhelo, Storm-Kiln can net me at least 2 treasures. Since his power grows with the number of Artifacts I control, he also is a decent ground-based chump blocker, or body for Casualty 2 if absolutely needed.

• Archmage Emeritus - Like Storm-Kiln Artist, except can potentially draw multiple cards each turn, especially if I'm copying spells with Casualty 2 or any of the other copy effects in the deck.

• Leyline of Anticipation - Potential opening hand shenanigans are the best upside here for setting up flash speed fuckery for free. I absolutely want the the capability to play all of my sorcery speed stuff at instant speed (Demonic Tutor, Jeska's Will, Torment of Hailfire, etc etc)

• Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip - She nets {R} every time I cast a spell, which can fuel even more spell slinging, especially on turns I want to pop off. At worst she's another body for Casualty 2. She also has the backside everyone forgets about, which can impulse draw as needed.

• Atsushi, the Blazing Sky - A flying defender the majority of the time, but exactly the type of creature I want to throw into the Casualty 2 grinder. I most often pick the 3 Treasures on death trigger, but also like knowing the impulse draw is an option if needed. If I need to go aggro for any reason he also has Trample to push damage through other Flying creatures.

Your suggested additions:

• Pulse of the Forge - If anything, I might replace Brimstone Volley for it. Not an addition that I'm dying to make.

• Rapid Hybridization - I had this in the initial version of the deck, but replaced it with Reality Shift, because I like exile based removal more when I can have it.

• Reanimate - I like Reanimate, just not necessarily in this deck. If I copy it, I don't want to be losing a lot of life, especially when I tend to have the softest board state compared to others, and will likely get hit the most. It is life loss I don't think this deck can afford much from having played it a few times. I think I opted to include Kolaghan's Command instead for the additional modal options. Yes, Reanimate is better for getting creatures directly to the battlefield as opposed to back to hand.

• Lightning Bolt - A classic. I don't remember why I omitted it before. It could potentially replace Cabal Ritual, as Ritual has been pretty situational in my games so far.

• Brainstorm - Something I probably omitted for another counter spell or something. Def something I'll reconsider if I feel I need some more top-deck set up.

• Dauthi Voidwalker - I do like Voidwalker, and run some copies in my Isshin, Two Heavens as One, Prosper, Tome-Bound, and Burakos, Party Leader/Folk Hero decks respectively. I like Voidwalker a bit more in those decks, since those 3 want to play more aggressively than this one wants to.

• Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer - Yes, this card is good. The only way I am playing this card is if I proxy it, or if I pull one from a pack. I am not spending $95 on just one card lmfao. I can also already hear my friends' sighs as Ragavan hits the table. Great card, just not particularly my taste.

Jett2112 on Action Painting Spellslinger

6 months ago

Tap less, sling more! Try lowering the curve by taking out Volcanic Torrent and/or Lier, Disciple of the Drowned, Storm-Kiln Artist, Archmage Emeritus, Leyline of Anticipation, Birgi, God of Storytelling  ^Flip, Atsushi, the Blazing Sky.

Replace them with that card we're trying, Pulse of the Forge and Grixis staple 1 drops like Lightning Bolt, Brainstorm, and Reanimate. Also I recommend finishing your playset of Pongifys by putting in Rapid Hybridization because unless you have something against frog lizards it's just as good.

Have you tried Dauthi Voidwalker or Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer? Those little guys give card advantage and can be used for casualty so they seem even better here than in most decks.