Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
Tracked across real Commander games played through TurnZero HQ.
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.)
Combos with Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
The lines this card is part of, what it needs alongside it, and what the cards do together. An infinite result is the one that moves a deck's bracket.
- Mind Over Matter The Peregrine Dynamo Infinite
- Infinite self-discard triggers
- Infinite self-mill
Combo data from Commander Spellbook, the community-maintained database of Magic combos. Mirrored nightly.
Rulings
2 official rulings, in the order Wizards published them.
- 2022-12-02
The value of X is locked in as the first ability resolves. The bonus it grants won't change after that point, even if the number of Rats you control does.
- 2022-12-02
You choose which Rat creature cards to return to your hand as the last ability resolves. You may choose Rat creature cards milled with this ability.
Rulings are Wizards of the Coast's own, mirrored from Scryfall and refreshed nightly.
As a commander
Decks built with Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm in the command zone.
In the 99
Every deck whose current list includes Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm, whatever its commander.
Most played under
| Commander | Decks | Games | Win rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marrow-Gnawer | 2 | 0 | — |
| Totentanz, Swarm Piper | 1 | 0 | — |
| Vren, the Relentless | 1 | 0 | — |
Colors it shows up in
- Mono-Black 2 decks
- Rakdos 1 deck
- Dimir 1 deck
Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm price history
The Jumpstart 2022 #19 printing, as Scryfall reports the TCGplayer market. Updated nightly. Click any version below to chart its price.
Every recorded price change
| Date | Non-foil |
|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | $35.16 |
| Nov 8, 2026 | $34.93 |
| Nov 7, 2026 | $34.54 |
| Nov 6, 2026 | $34.02 |
| Nov 2, 2026 | $33.46 |
| Oct 31, 2026 | $33.65 |
| Oct 30, 2026 | $33.30 |
| Oct 29, 2026 | $33.83 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $33.84 |
| Oct 25, 2026 | $34.02 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $34.55 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $35.57 |
| Oct 18, 2026 | $36.81 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $37.11 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $37.44 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $37.51 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $37.93 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $38.25 |
| Oct 11, 2026 | $38.54 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $38.43 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $38.50 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $38.73 |
| Oct 4, 2026 | $39.40 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $39.11 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $39.04 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $39.50 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $39.25 |
A row is recorded only on nights the price moved, so each price held until the row above it.
Every version of Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm
2 printings, newest first. Prices are the market figures Scryfall publishes, refreshed nightly. A printing with no figure shows a dash rather than a zero, because Scryfall publishes none for some of them. Click a card's art to chart that version's price above.
Inverted
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Source Material
- Normal
- $4.12
- Foil
- $4.62
- Normal
- $35.16
Prices from Scryfall, which tracks the TCGplayer and Cardmarket markets. They move daily and are a guide rather than a quote. Search TCGplayer for Ashcoat of the Shadow Swarm. It runs a name search across every version, which covers the printings TCGplayer publishes no direct link to.
Aggregated from Commander games tracked in TurnZero HQ. Every figure counts decks and games only. No individual deck list, player or playgroup is identified. Win rates are withheld below 5 completed games, where the sample is too small to mean anything.
