Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist
Deathtouch Whenever Ashnod attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, create a tapped Powerstone token. {5}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard: Create a tapped 3/3 colorless Zombie artifact creature token.
How Ashnod decks play in EDH
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist is a mono-black commander costing B, and its legendary creature - human artificer line shapes the whole deck around it. It makes tokens, so the deck wants ways to pump a wide board and to turn spare bodies into cards or damage. Sacrifice is built into the card, which pairs it with cheap recursive creatures and payoffs that trigger when something dies. The cards below are the ones Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $17.76Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (5)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (8)
Synergy & payoffs (3)
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Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist 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 Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist deck?
Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist 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 Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist?
The cards played most often in Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist decks include Lich's Relic, My Precious // Allure of Power, Memnarch, the Warden. 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 Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $17.76 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 Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist 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.