Ashnod, Weapon Factory

Commander / EDH* Artifact Equip Mono-Black Sacrifice Tokens Voltron

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Ashnod Fodder (20)

• 1x Hangarback Walker
• 1x Greedy Freebooter
• 1x Nested Shambler
• 1x Shambling Ghast
• 1x Batterbone
• 1x Carrier Thrall
• 1x Disciple of Perdition
• 1x Doomed Dissenter
• 1x Dreadhorde Invasion
• 1x Guildsworn Prowler
• 1x Jadar, Ghoulcaller of Nephalia
• 1x Myr Retriever
• 1x Myr Sire
• 1x Novice Occultist
• 1x Undead Augur
• 1x Undead Butler
• 1x Vengeful Strangler  ^Flip
• 1x Junk Diver
• 1x Ophiomancer
• 1x Workshop Assistant

Endgame (9)

• 1x Tarrian's Soulcleaver
• 1x Blackblade Reforged
• 1x Cranial Plating
• 1x Nettlecyst
• 1x Batterskull
• 1x Wurmcoil Engine
• 1x Kaldra Compleat
• 1x Phyrexian Fleshgorger
• 1x Cityscape Leveler

Targeted Removal (4)

• 1x Tragic Slip
• 1x Infernal Grasp
• 1x Oubliette
• 1x Terror Ballista

Card Advantage (12)

• 1x Skullclamp
• 1x Village Rites
• 1x Costly Plunder
• 1x Deadly Dispute
• 1x Idol of Oblivion
• 1x Night's Whisper
• 1x Sign in Blood
• 1x Transmogrant's Crown
• 1x Weatherlight Compleated
• 1x Morbid Opportunist
• 1x Solemn Simulacrum
• 1x Mind's Eye

Protect and Evade (11)

• 1x Blade of the Oni
• 1x Swiftfoot Boots
• 1x Sword of Body and Mind
• 1x Sword of Feast and Famine
• 1x Sword of Fire and Ice
• 1x Sword of Forge and Frontier
• 1x Sword of Hearth and Home
• 1x Sword of Light and Shadow
• 1x Sword of Sinew and Steel
• 1x Nightmare Shepherd
• 1x Kinzu of the Bleak Coven

Enhancement (6)

• 1x Basilisk Collar
• 1x Masterwork of Ingenuity
• 1x Biotransference
• 1x Mystic Forge
• 1x Drivnod, Carnage Dominus
• 1x Forsaken Monument

Commander (1)

Lands (32)

• 1x Bojuka Bog
• 1x Buried Ruin
• 1x Castle Locthwain
• 1x Hive of the Eye Tyrant
• 1x Malakir Mire  ^Flip
• 1x Rogue's Passage
• 21x Swamp
• 1x The Black Gate
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens
• 1x The Mycosynth Gardens
• 1x Vault of Whispers
• 1x Witch's Clinic

Board Interaction (5)

• 1x Toxic Deluge
• 1x Grave Pact
• 1x Their Name is Death
• 1x All is Dust
• 1x Portal to Phyrexia

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Sideboard

Other (2)

• 1x Case of the Stashed Skeleton
• 1x Sword of Wealth and Power

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“The human body—like any other machine—can be stripped for parts.” —Ashnod

Ashnod is a uniquely interesting commander with a surprisingly wide array of ways that she can be built. Despite this, her core identity revolves around early game sacrifices to generate the powerstones she needs to bring death and pain to her enemies.

"Ashnod found few willing to trade their humanity for the power she offered them."

Early game, Ashnod needs bodies to get the powerstone generation going. This deck has no ramp to speak of, so having adequate bodies to be made into powerstones is vital. While any body will do, the deck primarily relies on cheap creatures that either draw us cards upon their demise or create tokens for further exploitation.

“When metal instruments are scarce, a saw constructed from the subject’s femur will suffice for a craniectomy.” —Ashnod, research notes

Once a few powerstones are online, the game has usually progressed to a point that Ashnod will need ways to rise the pain while also evading blockers. The answer is to use the powerstones to drop various swords to pump her power as well as give her protection from various colors and combat damage effects.

“There’s a certain beauty in destruction. Some will consider this war a masterpiece.” —Ashnod

By game's end, Ashnod has typically died or else become not powerful enough to close the game out. When this happens, the powerstones she has accumulated can serve to power out devastating artifact creatures which we can further augment with equipment to devastate out enemies. Alternatively, if we have need of additional bodies, Ashnod can raise her sacrifical guinea pigs to create transmogrant zombies to raise an army to either defend or raise the pressure on out opponents.

Power Level

Mtg.cardsrealm = 6

Date added	1 year
Last updated	1 week
Legality	This deck is Commander / EDH legal.
Rarity (main - side)	18 - 1 Mythic Rares 32 - 1 Rares 13 - 0 Uncommons 15 - 0 Commons
Cards	100
Avg. CMC	3.00
Tokens	Copy Clone, Eldrazi 10/10 C, Eldrazi Scion 1/1 C, Necron Warrior 2/2 B, Phyrexian Germ 0/0 B, Phyrexian Myr 1/1 C, Powerstone, Skeleton 2/1 B, Snake 1/1 B, Squirrel 1/1 G, Thopter 1/1 C, Treasure, Wolf 2/2 G, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Deathtouch, Wurm 3/3 C w/ Lifelink, Zombie 2/2 B, Zombie 2/2 B w/ Decayed, Zombie 3/3 C, Zombie Army 0/0 B
Folders	Commander Night, Tapped Out - User Decks