Twist Fate with Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator!
Dive into the shadows with Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator, a legendary planeswalker that brings a unique flavor to your Magic: The Gathering deck. With a mana cost of {3}{B}{B}, this mythic rare from the Wilds of Eldraine set is not just about power; it's about strategic cunning. Ashiok’s ability to exile cards from your library means you can control what your opponents face while also pulling the strings from behind the curtain. If you're familiar with the likes of Thoughtseize or Inquisition of Kozilek, you’ll appreciate how Ashiok’s abilities can help manipulate the board in your favor.
With a starting loyalty of 5, Ashiok’s +1 ability allows you to look at the top two cards of your library, exiling one while returning the other to your hand. This not only thins out your deck but also disrupts your opponent's plans. And if you’re feeling particularly malevolent, Ashiok’s ultimate ability—targeting exiles to hit your opponent with the top X cards of their library—can turn the tide of battle in an instant. Pair Ashiok with cards like Jace, Memory Adept to further exploit your opponent's library and watch as your strategy unfolds into a masterpiece of manipulation!
Card Details:
-
Mana Cost: {3}{B}{B}
-
Card Type: Planeswalker
-
Subtypes: Ashiok
-
Card Text / Rules Text: If you would pay life while your library has at least that many cards in it, exile that many cards from the top of your library instead.
+1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Exile one and put the other into your hand.
-2: Create two 1/1 black Nightmare creature tokens with “At the beginning of combat on your turn, if you control a Nightmare, put a +1/+1 counter on it.”
-7: Target player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the total mana value of cards exiled this way.
-
Loyalty: 5
