Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
The first nonlegendary artifact spell you cast each turn has casualty 2. (As you cast it, you may sacrifice a creature with power 2 or greater. When you do, copy it. A copy of an artifact spell becomes a token.) Whenever you sacrifice another creature, put a +1/+1 counter on Ashad.
How Ashad decks play in EDH
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman is a Grixis commander in blue, black and red costing 1UBR, and its legendary artifact creature - cyberman line shapes the whole deck around it. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. The cards below are the ones Ashad, the Lone Cyberman decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $52.98Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (2)
Card draw (3)
Creatures (13)
Synergy & payoffs (2)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ashad, the Lone Cyberman decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Ashad, the Lone Cyberman deck?
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman has a Grixis colour identity, so every card in the deck must be blue, black and red or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ashad, the Lone Cyberman?
The cards played most often in Ashad, the Lone Cyberman decks include Fateful Discovery, Craterclaw Colossus, Bio-Asset Allocator. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Ashad, the Lone Cyberman deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $52.98 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Ashad, the Lone Cyberman deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.