Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
Jumpstart 2022 19 • mythic
- Set
- Jumpstart 2022
- Collector number
- 19
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Christina Kraus
- Market price
- $40.83
What it does
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.
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. (To mill a card, put the top card of your library into your graveyard.)
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernNot legal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm was introduced in the 2022 Jumpstart set for the trading card game Magic: The Gathering. As a centerpiece for a black-aligned deck focused on the 'Rat' creature type, the card was designed to support a tribal synergy theme that rewards players for filling their battlefield with small, low-cost rodents. It serves as both an engine for generating token creatures and a scaling threat, reflecting the swarm-based playstyle characteristic of its creature type.
The card was illustrated by artist Heonhwa Choe, who utilized a dark, atmospheric aesthetic to capture the menacing nature of a leader emerging from a mass of shadows and vermin. Within the broader Jumpstart ecosystem, which is designed to facilitate quick, randomized gameplay, Ashcoat is regarded as a powerful chase card. It has since become a staple in the Commander format, where its ability to create an overwhelming board presence fits naturally into decks built around creature-heavy strategies.
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