Ashad, the Lone Cyberman
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Artifact Creature — Cyberman
Oracle Text:
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.
Power/Toughness: 3/3
Rarity: rare
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Doctor Who
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Character Background
Ashad, the Lone Cyberman leans heavily into a sacrifice/value game plan with a combo tilt: the casualty 2 on your first nonlegendary artifact each turn turns cheap sacrifices into free extra artifacts while Ashad grows every time you send a creature to the grave. The card excels in midrange/value decks that want repeatable engine turns—think copying a utility artifact or an artifact creature to double your board-impact—while using recurring or expendable 2+ power creatures as fodder. Deckbuilding tips: include reliable sac targets like Solemn Simulacrum or Bloodghast and a sacrifice outlet such as Ashnod’s Altar or Phyrexian Altar to convert deaths into mana or repeatable triggers, and load the deck with nonlegendary artifacts worth copying (big equipment, token-generating artifacts, or impactful ETB artifacts). Because the casualty trigger is limited to the first qualifying artifact each turn and Ashad is legendary, sequence your turns to maximize copies and preserve Ashad as an ever-growing threat that both wins races and enables combo finishers.
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