Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one of those cards players keep asking about. Here is, in plain words, what its official text says, the rulings published by Wizards of the Coast, and the combos players actually run.
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Official card text
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 it works : Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
You choose which Rat creature cards to return to your hand as the last ability resolves. You may choose Rat creature cards milled with this ability.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
The value of X is locked in as the first ability resolves. The bonus it grants won't change after that point, even if the number of Rats you control does.
No other card is named in this ruling.
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Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
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#1
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm + Mind Over Matter + The Peregrine Dynamo
Infinite self-discard triggersInfinite self-mill
- 1At the beginning of your end step, Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm triggers.
- 2In response, activate The Peregrine Dynamo by paying
and tapping it, copying Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's triggered ability. - 3Resolve the copied ability, milling four cards and returning up to two Rat creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.
- 4Activate Mind Over Matter twice by discarding two Rat creature cards, untapping a land and The Peregrine Dynamo.
- 5Activate that land by tapping it to add .
- 6Repeat from step 2.
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Legal formats
historictimelessgladiatorlegacyvintagecommanderoathbreakerbrawlcompetitivebrawlduel
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