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Ashling, Flame Dancer
Legendary Creature — Elemental Shaman · 2RR
Color identity: Red
Ashling, Flame Dancer is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones.
Rules text:
You don't lose unspent red mana as steps and phases end.
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, discard a card, then draw a card. If this is the second time this ability has resolved this turn, Ashling deals 2 damage to each opponent and each creature they control. If it's the third time, add {R}{R}{R}{R}.
Reference price of the card: €6.13
Average lands in decks for Ashling, Flame Dancer: 33
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Build your Ashling, Flame Dancer deck step by step, with in-depth analysis and AI optimization of your list.
🛠️ Build a deck for Ashling, Flame Dancer 📥 Analyze my deck🎲 How the average Ashling, Flame Dancer deck starts over 4,000 games
The list people actually play per EDHREC (the 99 most-included cards, with its average land count), simulated with the EDH Optimizer engine: hands, mulligans, lands, curve and commander. It does not model opponents; it measures whether the plan gets going.
Deck health of the average list: A (82/100)
- Consistency69
- Speed67
- Interaction79
- Resilience97
- Closing100
See the cards of the average deck · 99 cards, 33 lands (5 nonbasic, 28 Mountain)
Sol Ring · Ruby Medallion · Storm-Kiln Artist · Seething Song · Faithless Looting · Lightning Bolt · Chaos Warp · Mana Geyser · Arcane Signet · Runaway Steam-Kin · Reverberate · Return the Favor · Desperate Ritual · Guttersnipe · Grapeshot · Pyretic Ritual · Increasing Vengeance · Jeska's Will · Past in Flames · Thrill of Possibility · Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty · Harmonic Prodigy · Mizzix's Mastery · Overmaster · Demand Answers · Abrade · Bolt Bend · Flare of Duplication · Electro, Assaulting Battery · Big Score · Pinnacle Monk // Mystic Peak · Blasphemous Act · Urabrask // The Great Work · Vandalblast · Braid of Fire · Containment Construct · Expedite · Flashback · Neheb, the Eternal · Dualcaster Mage · Crackle with Power · Reiterate · Display of Power · Deflecting Swat · Basilisk Collar · Pyromancer's Goggles · Strike It Rich · Fiery Inscription · Gamble · Unexpected Windfall · Untimely Malfunction · Coruscation Mage · Invoke Calamity · Lightning Greaves · Underworld Breach · Young Pyromancer · Monument to Endurance · Rite of Flame · Twinferno · Bonus Round · Conspiracy Theorist · Pyroblast · Tibalt's Trickery · Artist's Talent · Electrostatic Field · Light Up the Stage · Fire Nation Palace · War Room · Valakut, the Molten Pinnacle · Myriad Landscape · Emergence Zone
🃏 Recommended cards for Ashling, Flame Dancer
The highest-synergy cards in decks for Ashling, Flame Dancer, with their inclusion rate.
| Card | Inclusion | Synergy |
|---|---|---|
| Storm-Kiln Artist | 78% | +62% |
| Increasing Vengeance | 59% | +56% |
| Harmonic Prodigy | 56% | +53% |
| Reverberate | 64% | +52% |
| Grapeshot | 60% | +51% |
| Overmaster | 55% | +51% |
| Past in Flames | 58% | +50% |
| Mizzix's Mastery | 56% | +50% |
| Runaway Steam-Kin | 66% | +49% |
| Desperate Ritual | 61% | +48% |
| Guttersnipe | 61% | +46% |
| Pyretic Ritual | 60% | +45% |
| Birgi, God of Storytelling | 57% | +45% |
| Seething Song | 76% | +44% |
| Return the Favor | 63% | +42% |
| Containment Construct | 44% | +41% |
| Urabrask | 45% | +40% |
| Flare of Duplication | 50% | +40% |
| Braid of Fire | 44% | +40% |
| Display of Power | 40% | +38% |
| Electro, Assaulting Battery | 47% | +37% |
| Reiterate | 41% | +37% |
| Crackle with Power | 41% | +36% |
| Mana Geyser | 67% | +36% |
💰 The best cards for your Ashling, Flame Dancer deck, by budget
Three tiers based on the maximum price PER CARD you are willing to pay. Paste your list and hit Optimize: you pick that cap and the AI only suggests swaps that fit under it.
Tier 1 · Budget up to €2/card
The most value for almost nothing. Coming from a precon? Start here.
- Storm-Kiln Artist
- Increasing Vengeance
- Reverberate
- Grapeshot
- Overmaster
- Past in Flames
Tier 2 · Balanced up to €10/card
The real step up: pieces that are no longer cheap but still sensible.
- Harmonic Prodigy
- Mizzix's Mastery
- Pyretic Ritual
- Seething Song
- Electro, Assaulting Battery
- Reiterate
Tier 3 · No cap no cap
The cards your price cap was hiding from you.
- Braid of Fire
- Monument to Endurance
- Jeska's Will
- Ruby Medallion
- Gamble
- Kozilek, Butcher of Truth
Reference prices (cheapest English printing). They change daily.
♾️ Known combos with Ashling, Flame Dancer
- Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune → Infinite draw triggers, Infinite looting, Infinite looting for opponents, Near-infinite storm count
- Underworld Breach + Wheel of Fortune + Jeska's Will → Infinite draw triggers for all players, Infinite looting for all players, Near-infinite magecraft triggers, Near-infinite storm count
- Dualcaster Mage + Twinflame → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Dualcaster Mage + Molten Duplication → Infinite creature LTB, Infinite creature ETB, Infinite creature sacrifice triggers, Infinite death triggers, Infinite creature tokens with haste, Infinite magecraft triggers
- Blasphemous Act + Repercussion → Near-infinite damage to all players
- Reiterate + Jeska's Will → Infinite magecraft triggers, Infinite red mana, Infinite storm count, Exile your library with the ability to play the exiled cards until end of turn
🎬 Videos and guides about Ashling, Flame Dancer
The written version of our videos (in Spanish): deck checks, mulligans, duels and precon upgrades.
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Frequently asked questions
What is Ashling, Flame Dancer's color identity?
Ashling, Flame Dancer is red: its deck can only run cards of that color plus colorless ones. Color identity comes from every mana symbol on the card, including those in the rules text, not just the casting cost.
What turn does Ashling, Flame Dancer come down, and how often does the deck get stuck?
In the average Ashling, Flame Dancer deck (the 99 most-included cards per EDHREC, with 33 lands), simulated 4,000 times, the commander comes down on turn 3.7 on average and is on the battlefield before turn 7 in 99 % of games. It misses at least one land drop in the first six turns 11 % of the time and floods 3 %. Deck health: A (82/100).
How many lands should a Ashling, Flame Dancer deck run?
Real Ashling, Flame Dancer decks run 33 lands on average. That is a starting point, not a rule: a lower curve can shave one or two, big-mana builds want more. The EDH Optimizer simulator tells you, over 10,000 games, how often you get mana screwed or flooded with your exact count.
What are the best cards for Ashling, Flame Dancer?
The three highest-synergy cards are Storm-Kiln Artist, Increasing Vengeance, Harmonic Prodigy. This page lists the top 24 with their real inclusion rate in Ashling, Flame Dancer decks.
What combos does Ashling, Flame Dancer have?
Ashling, Flame Dancer has 6 known combos. The most popular one is Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Wheel of Fortune. Note that two-card combos raise your deck's bracket, so it is worth knowing which ones you are running before you sit down.
How much does a Ashling, Flame Dancer deck cost?
You can start cheap: Storm-Kiln Artist, Increasing Vengeance, Reverberate are under €2 each. The "Level up" section on this page splits the best cards into three price caps PER CARD (up to €2, up to €10 and no cap), and the optimizer only suggests swaps that fit the cap you pick.