Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
Whenever Ashcoat attacks or blocks, other Rats you control get +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of Rats you control. At the beginning of your end step, you may mill four cards. If you do, return up to two Rat creature cards from your graveyard to your hand. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
How Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm decks play in EDH
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is a mono-black commander costing 3B, and its legendary creature - rat warlock line shapes the whole deck around it. It works out of the graveyard, so self-mill and cheap recursion effectively become extra card advantage. It fills graveyards, which can be a win condition on its own or fuel for recursion. The cards below are the ones Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $61.08Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (1)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (12)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm 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 Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm deck?
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm has a mono-black colour identity, so every card in the deck must be black or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm?
The cards played most often in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm decks include Orcrist, Goblin-cleaver, Rank Rat, Multiply by Zero. 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 Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $61.08 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 Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm 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.