Akuta, Born of Ash

Akuta, Born of Ash

Legendary Creature — Spirit

Mana cost: {2}{B}{B}

How we read this card

Haste
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have more cards in hand than each opponent, you may sacrifice a Swamp. If you do, return Akuta from your graveyard to the battlefield.

triggered —

triggered — brings a card back

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a Swamp land, a Swamp land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put anything onto the battlefield, anything leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: a Swamp to sacrifice.

Works well with

a Swamp is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 14 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

  1. Genju of the Fens — When a Swamp is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Akuta, Born of Ash, Genju of the Fens returns itself from the graveyard

a land is sacrificed — 438 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

When a Swamp is sacrificed thanks to Akuta, Born of Ash:

  1. Baloth Prime — makes a token
  2. Scouring Swarm — makes a token
  3. Hearthhull, the Worldseed — makes each opponent lose 2 life

a land in a graveyard — 634 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

Akuta, Born of Ash puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Slogurk, the Overslime — can bring back
  2. Zask, Skittering Swarmlord — can bring back
  3. Glacierwood Siege — can bring back
  4. Turntimber Sower — can bring back
  5. Serra Paragon — can bring back
  6. Muldrotha, the Gravetide — can bring back
  7. Deadbridge Chant — can bring back
  8. Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky — can bring back
  9. Pull Through the Weft — can bring back
  10. Conduit of Worlds — can bring back

121 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 636 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

When a Swamp is put into a graveyard from the battlefield thanks to Akuta, Born of Ash:

  1. Vastwood Zendikon — brings a card back
  2. Nissa's Zendikon — brings a card back
  3. Corrupted Zendikon — brings a card back
  4. Guardian Zendikon — brings a card back
  5. Crusher Zendikon — brings a card back
  6. Wind Zendikon — brings a card back
  7. Akki Raider — gets +1/+0
  8. Dingus Egg — deals 2 damage
  9. Genju of the Realm — returns itself from the graveyard

1 other card cares about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a land goes to a graveyard — 683 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

When a Swamp hits the graveyard thanks to Akuta, Born of Ash:

  1. The Gitrog Monster — draws you 1 card
  2. Skola Grovedancer — gains you 1 life
  3. Sand Scout — makes a token
  4. Crawling Sensation — makes a token
  5. Countryside Crusher — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself

6 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken Spirit deals combat damage — 725 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

  1. Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Akuta, Born of Ash deals combat damage, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token

a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 727 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Akuta, Born of Ash enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

a Spirit enters the battlefield — 863 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

When Akuta, Born of Ash enters:

  1. Mausoleum Wanderer — gets +1/+1
  2. Drogskol Cavalry — gains you 2 life
  3. Vanguard of the Restless — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Nebelgast Herald — taps a creature an opponent controls

a creature leaves a graveyard — 1,302 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

When Akuta, Born of Ash leaves a graveyard:

  1. Dredger's Insight — gains you 1 life
  2. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  3. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  4. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  6. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  7. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  8. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  9. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  10. Erebos's Titan — triggers

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything leaves a graveyard — 2,503 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

When Akuta, Born of Ash leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  4. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  5. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  6. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  7. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — makes a token
  8. Quintorius, History Chaser — makes a token
  9. Kirol, History Buff // Pack a Punch — becomes prepared
  10. Teval's Judgment — triggers

13 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is sacrificed — 3,450 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

  1. Gorbag of Minas Morgul — When a Swamp is sacrificed thanks to Akuta, Born of Ash, Gorbag of Minas Morgul triggers

2 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a permanent is put into a graveyard from the battlefield — 5,057 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

  1. Long Feng, Grand Secretariat — When a Swamp dies thanks to Akuta, Born of Ash, Long Feng, Grand Secretariat puts a counter on a creature

10 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

When Akuta, Born of Ash attacks:

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — makes a token
  2. Optimus Prime, Hero // Optimus Prime, Autobot Leader — puts a counter on a permanent

131 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature is cast — 18,010 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

  1. God-Eternal Oketra — When Akuta, Born of Ash is cast, God-Eternal Oketra makes a token

90 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Akuta is one).

  1. Enduring Courage — When Akuta, Born of Ash enters, Enduring Courage gives +2/+0

376 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.