Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist

Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist

Legendary Creature — Human Artificer

Mana cost: {B}

How we read this card

Deathtouch
Whenever Ashnod attacks, you may sacrifice another creature. If you do, create a tapped Powerstone token.

triggered —

triggered — makes a token

Create a tapped 3/3 colorless Zombie artifact creature token.

activated {5}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard —

activated {5}, Exile a creature card from your graveyard — makes a token

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: sacrifice a creature, a creature dies, create a Powerstone artifact token, put a Powerstone artifact token onto the battlefield, exile a creature, a creature leaves a graveyard, create a Zombie artifact token, create a Zombie creature token, put a Zombie artifact token onto the battlefield, put a Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.

Cares about: a creature to sacrifice.

Works well with

anything leaves the battlefield — 1 card in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

  1. Shaun, Father of Synths — When Shaun, Father of Synths leaves the battlefield thanks to Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist, it exiles a Synth you control
  2. Gollum, Patient Plotter — When Gollum, Patient Plotter leaves the battlefield thanks to Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist, it has the Ring tempt you
  3. Chainer, Dementia Master — When Chainer, Dementia Master leaves the battlefield thanks to Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist, it exiles a Nightmare

an Artificer enters the battlefield — 342 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

  1. Inventor's Goggles — When Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist enters, Inventor's Goggles triggers

a Zombie enters the battlefield — 795 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

When a Zombie enters thanks to Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist:

  1. Noxious Ghoul — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Geralf, the Fleshwright — puts counters on a permanent
  3. Wayward Servant — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Champion of the Perished — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Mummy Paramount — gets +1/+1
  6. Unconventional Tactics — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Binding Mummy — taps a creature or artifact

a nontoken creature is exiled — 995 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

  1. The War Games — When Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist is exiled, The War Games exiles a Warrior

a creature is exiled — 1,003 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

When Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist is exiled:

  1. Ashnod's Intervention — brings a card back
  2. Syr Vondam, Sunstar Exemplar — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  3. Kaya, Spirits' Justice — copies a permanent
  4. Soulherder — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Kaya's Ghostform — blinks a permanent

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

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

When Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist leaves a graveyard:

  1. Grim Reaper's Scythe — makes a token
  2. Syr Konrad, the Grim — deals 1 damage
  3. Cyan, Vengeful Samurai — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Along the Crooked Way — puts a counter on a Goblin or Army
  5. Skeleton Crew — makes a token
  6. Desecrated Tomb — makes a token
  7. Chalk Outline — makes a token
  8. Insidious Roots — makes a token
  9. Undead Hand Ninja — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  10. Rot Farm Mortipede — gets +1/+0

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

a nontoken creature is sacrificed — 1,714 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist:

  1. Fumulus, the Infestation — makes a token
  2. Bag of Devouring — exiles it

a creature is sacrificed — 1,741 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

When a creature is sacrificed thanks to Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist:

  1. Ziatora, the Incinerator — deals that creature's power damage
  2. Dina, Essence Brewer — draws you 1 card
  3. Fleshtaker — gains you 1 life
  4. Body Dropper — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  5. Smothering Abomination — draws you 1 card
  6. Kels, Fight Fixer — draws you 1 card
  7. Caesar, Legion's Emperor — triggers
  8. Grist, the Hunger Tide — kills a creature or planeswalker an opponent controls
  9. Cabal Therapist — triggers
  10. Rakdos, the Muscle — exiles a card from an opponent's library

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

anything is exiled — 2,497 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

  1. The War Doctor — When Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist is exiled, The War Doctor puts a time counter on itself
  2. God-Eternal Oketra — When God-Eternal Oketra is exiled thanks to Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist, it triggers

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

When Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Teval, the Balanced Scale — makes a token
  4. Hologram Stalker — makes a token
  5. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  6. Quintorius, Field Historian — makes a token
  7. Garrison Excavator — makes a token
  8. Amzu, Swarm's Hunger — 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.

a creature in a graveyard — 2,769 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist puts cards into the graveyard that:

  1. Havengul Lich — can bring back
  2. Liliana the Repentant — can bring back
  3. Paleoloth — can bring back
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — can bring back
  5. Banon, the Returners' Leader — can bring back
  6. Surgical Suite // Hospital Room — can bring back
  7. Sword of Light and Shadow — can bring back

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

a card in a graveyard — 7,589 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

  1. Athreos, Shroud-Veiled — Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist puts cards into the graveyard that Athreos, Shroud-Veiled can bring back

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

a creature attacks — 17,934 cards in the game can cause this (Ashnod is one).

  1. Chorale of the Void — When Ashnod, Flesh Mechanist attacks, Chorale of the Void brings a card back

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