Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material 6 • mythic
- Set
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material
- Collector number
- 6
- Rarity
- Mythic
- Mana cost
- 3 generic mana black mana
- Type
- Creature
- Colors
- Black
- Artist
- Michael Dooney
- Market price
- $3.93
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 originated as a concept within the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles source material, specifically emerging from the dark, gritty aesthetic of the original Mirage Studios comic book run. Created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird, characters of this nature were designed to evoke the supernatural and often terrifying elements of the Turtles' underground New York City, blending traditional ninja lore with bizarre, otherworldly mutations.
The character design reflects the artists' intent to push the boundaries of the series beyond street-level crime, utilizing shadow-based iconography to create a sense of lingering threat. Within the broader collection of TMNT source material, such entities served as foils for the protagonists, emphasizing the franchise's ability to pivot between martial arts action and weird horror. It was received by long-term fans as a quintessential example of the creative freedom defining the early Mirage era.
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