Ashling's Command 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.
Official card text
Choose two — • Create a token that's a copy of target Elemental you control. • Target player draws two cards. • Ashling's Command deals 2 damage to each creature target player controls. • Target player creates two Treasure tokens.
How it works : Ashling's Command
Original English text — Wizards of the Coast / Scryfall
- #1· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied permanent is a token, the token that's created copies the original characteristics of that token as stated by the effect that created that token.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #2· Wizards of the Coast
Some older cards were originally printed with the "tribal" card type. That card type has been replaced with "kindred." This change does not affect the gameplay function of these cards.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #3· Wizards of the Coast
The token created by the first mode of Ashling's Command copies exactly what was printed on the original permanent and nothing else (unless that permanent is copying something else or is a token; see below). It doesn't copy whether that permanent is tapped or untapped, whether it has any counters on it or Auras and Equipment attached to it, or any non-copy effects that have changed its power, toughness, types, color, and so on.
Card named in this ruling
- #4· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied permanent is copying something else, then the token enters as whatever that creature copied.
Card named in this ruling
- #5· Wizards of the Coast
Kindred is a card type that allows noncreature cards to have creature types. For example, Morcant's Eyes is an Elf (although not a creature) while on the battlefield and an Elf card (although not a creature card) in zones other than the battlefield.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #6· Wizards of the Coast
While it appears only on cards that already have other card types, kindred is a card type and will be counted by effects that refer to the number of card types among cards in a zone.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #7· Wizards of the Coast
If the copied permanent has
in its mana cost, X is 0.No other card is named in this ruling.
- #8· Wizards of the Coast
If all of Ashling's Command's targets are illegal as it tries to resolve, it will do nothing. If at least one target is still legal, it will resolve and do as much as it can.
No other card is named in this ruling.
- #9· Wizards of the Coast
Any enters abilities of the copied permanent will trigger when the token enters. Any "as [this permanent] enters" or "[this permanent] enters with" abilities of the copied permanent will also work.
No other card is named in this ruling.
Popular combos
Real combos played by the community, sorted by popularity.
Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring + Ashling's Command + Maelstrom Wanderer
- 1Activate Jegantha by tapping it, adding
that cannot be spent to pay generic mana costs. - 2If Ashling's Command is in your graveyard, activate Horde of Notions by paying , causing you to cast Ashling's Command from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, cast Ashling's Command by paying
. - 3Resolve Ashling's Command, creating a token copy of Jegantha and choosing any of its remaining modes.
- 4Put the tapped Jegantha into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 5Repeat using the Jegantha token.
Horde of Notions + Ashling's Command + Nyxbloom Ancient
- 1If Ashling's Command is in your graveyard, activate Horde of Notions by paying , causing you to cast Ashling's Command from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, cast Ashling's Command by paying .
- 2Resolve Ashling's Command, creating two Treasure tokens and choosing any other mode.
- 3Activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding three mana in each of two different colors.
- 4Repeat.
Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring + Ashling's Command + Temur Ascendancy
- 1Activate Jegantha by tapping it, adding that cannot be spent to pay generic mana costs.
- 2If Ashling's Command is in your graveyard, activate Horde of Notions by paying , causing you to cast Ashling's Command from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, cast Ashling's Command by paying .
- 3Resolve Ashling's Command, creating a token copy of Jegantha and choosing any of its remaining modes.
- 4Put the tapped Jegantha into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 5Repeat using the Jegantha token.
Horde of Notions + Jegantha, the Wellspring + Ashling's Command + Lavaleaper
- 1Activate Jegantha by tapping it, adding that cannot be spent to pay generic mana costs.
- 2If Ashling's Command is in your graveyard, activate Horde of Notions by paying , causing you to cast Ashling's Command from your graveyard without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, cast Ashling's Command by paying .
- 3Resolve Ashling's Command, creating a token copy of Jegantha and choosing any of its remaining modes.
- 4Put the tapped Jegantha into your graveyard due to the legend rule.
- 5Repeat using the Jegantha token.
Ashling's Command + Reiterate + Mizzix of the Izmagnus
- 1Cast Ashling's Command by paying due to Mizzix of the Izmagnus. Choose its fourth mode targeting yourself and then any other mode as desired.
- 2If you had exactly three experience counters. Mizzix of the Izmagnus triggers, giving you an experience counter.
- 3Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying due to Mizzix of the Izmagnus, copying Ashling's Command with the fourth mode targeting yourself and returning Reiterate to your hand.
- 4Resolve the copy of Ashling's Command, creating two Treasure tokens and performing the action of the other chosen mode.
- 5Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 6Repeat from step 2.
Ashling's Command + Reiterate + Vadrik, Astral Archmage
- 1Cast Ashling's Command by paying due to Vadrik. Choose its fourth mode targeting yourself and then any other mode as desired.
- 2Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying due to Vadrik, copying Ashling's Command with the fourth mode targeting yourself and returning Reiterate to your hand.
- 3Resolve the copy of Ashling's Command, creating two Treasure tokens and performing the action of the other chosen mode.
- 4Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 5Repeat from step 2.
Horde of Notions + Ashling's Command + Xorn
- 1If Ashling's Command is in your hand, cast it by paying . If Ashling's Command is in your graveyard, activate Horde of Notions by paying , casting Ashling's Command from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
- 2Resolve Ashling's Command, creating a token copy of Xorn, and then creating four Treasure tokens.
- 3Activate four Treasure tokens by tapping and sacrificing them, adding four mana of four different colors.
- 4Activate Horde of Notions by paying , casting Ashling's Command from your graveyard without paying its mana cost.
- 5Resolve Ashling's Command, creating a token copy of Xorn, and then creating a number of Treasure tokens equal to two plus the number of Xorns you control.
- 6Activate five Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 7Repeat from step 4.
Ashling's Command + Reiterate + Mindsplice Apparatus
- 1Cast Ashling's Command by paying due to Mindsplice Apparatus. Choose its fourth mode targeting yourself and then any other mode as desired.
- 2Holding priority, cast Reiterate with buyback by paying due to Mindsplice Apparatus, copying Ashling's Command with the fourth mode targeting yourself and returning Reiterate to your hand.
- 3Resolve the copy of Ashling's Command, creating two Treasure tokens and performing the action of the other chosen mode.
- 4Holding priority, activate the Treasures by tapping and sacrificing them, adding .
- 5Repeat from step 2.
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