Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm

Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm

Legendary Creature — Rat Warlock

Mana cost: {3}{B}

How we read this card

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.

triggered — gives +X/+X, where X is the number of Rats you control

triggered — gives +X/+X, 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.

triggered — mills a card

triggered — brings a card back

What we read on this card

Causes: mill a card, a Rat creature leaves a graveyard.

Cares about: an end step, a Rat you control, a Rat creature in a graveyard.

Works well with

put a Rat creature into a graveyard — 2 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this.

  1. Swarmyard Massacre — Swarmyard Massacre puts cards into the graveyard that Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm can bring back
  2. Nezumi Shadow-Watcher — When Nezumi Shadow-Watcher is in the graveyard, Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm can bring it back

a Rat attacks — 99 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

  1. Persistent Marshstalker — When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm attacks, Persistent Marshstalker returns itself from the graveyard

a Rat enters the battlefield — 112 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

  1. Lord Skitter, Sewer King — When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm enters, Lord Skitter, Sewer King hits a graveyard

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

a creature leaves a graveyard — 645 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm leaves a graveyard:

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

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

anything leaves a graveyard — 955 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm leaves a graveyard:

  1. Blastoneuron — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  2. Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab — makes a token
  3. Tormod, the Desecrator — makes a token
  4. Fang, Fearless l'Cie — draws you 1 card
  5. Teval's Judgment — triggers

a card in a graveyard — 2,555 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm:

  1. Heart-Shaped Herb — puts cards into the graveyard that Heart-Shaped Herb can bring back
  2. Rescue from the Underworld — puts cards into the graveyard that Rescue from the Underworld can bring back
  3. Victimize — puts cards into the graveyard that Victimize can bring back
  4. Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern — puts cards into the graveyard that Tergrid, God of Fright // Tergrid's Lantern can bring back
  5. Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker — puts cards into the graveyard that Sivriss, Nightmare Speaker can bring back
  6. Repentant Vampire — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Repentant Vampire needs
  7. Treacherous Vampire — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Treacherous Vampire needs
  8. Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed — puts cards into the graveyard that Xiahou Dun, the One-Eyed can bring back
  9. Gloomdrifter — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Gloomdrifter needs
  10. Loot, the Anomaly — fills your graveyard toward the 7 or more cards Loot, the Anomaly needs

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

anything goes to a graveyard — 2,555 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

When a card hits the graveyard thanks to Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm:

  1. Planar Void — hits a graveyard
  2. Measure of Wickedness — gives an opponent control of itself

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

a creature attacks — 3,478 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm attacks:

  1. Adaptive Omnitool — searches a library
  2. Chorale of the Void — brings a card back
  3. Staff of Titania — makes a token
  4. Inquisitorial Rosette — makes a token
  5. Wand of Orcus — grants deathtouch
  6. Andúril, Flame of the West — makes 2 tokens
  7. Saw — sacrifices a creature
  8. Gisa's Favorite Shovel — makes an opponent sacrifice a creature
  9. Ultima Weapon — kills a creature an opponent controls
  10. Throwing Knife — sacrifices itself

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

anything attacks — 3,478 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm attacks:

  1. Grim Javelineer — gives +1/+0
  2. ED-E, Lonesome Eyebot — puts a quest counter on itself
  3. Fire Navy Trebuchet — makes a token
  4. Stensian Sanguinist // Exsanguinate — grants deathtouch
  5. Rev, Tithe Extractor — grants deathtouch
  6. Boggart Prankster — gives +1/+0
  7. Within Range — makes each opponent lose life
  8. Curse of Disturbance — makes a token
  9. Dawnsire, Sunstar Dreadnought — deals 100 damage
  10. Twins of Discord — triggers

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

a creature blocks — 3,478 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm blocks:

  1. Mage Hunters' Onslaught — makes a player lose 1 life
  2. Barrow-Blade — strips abilities
  3. Dead-Iron Sledge — kills a creature

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

a creature deals combat damage — 3,478 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

  1. Hive Mind Coprocessor — When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm deals combat damage, Hive Mind Coprocessor makes you lose life

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

a creature is cast — 3,493 cards in Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm's colors can cause this (Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is one).

When Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm is cast:

  1. Endrek Sahr, Master Breeder — makes that spell's mana value tokens
  2. Oketra's Monument — makes a token
  3. Bontu's Monument — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  4. Vanquisher's Banner — draws you 1 card
  5. Skittering Horror — sacrifices itself
  6. Skittering Skirge — sacrifices itself
  7. Skittering Monstrosity — sacrifices itself
  8. Hazoret's Monument — draws and discards
  9. Kefnet's Monument — triggers

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