Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Legendary Creature — Elemental
Ashaya's power and toughness are each equal to the number of lands you control.
Nontoken creatures you control are Forest lands in addition to their other types. (They're still affected by summoning sickness.)
Power/Toughness: */*
Set
Duskmourn: House of Horror Commander
Rarity
Mythic Rare
Mana Value
5
Artist
Chase Stone
Collector #
170
Why Play Ashaya, Soul of the Wild
Ramp and landfall decks benefit enormously from turning every creature into a Forest land, enabling explosive turns and massive landfall triggers. The card provides immediate board presence while scaling with your land count, often entering as a 5/5 or larger threat. Ashaya shines in creature-heavy builds where turning utility creatures like mana dorks into additional lands creates powerful synergies with land-based effects.Format Notes
Commander represents Ashaya's strongest format, where the longer games allow for maximum land accumulation and the singleton nature rewards unique effects like creature-to-land conversion. Pioneer and Modern see occasional play in dedicated landfall or ramp strategies, though the five-mana cost limits competitive viability. The card has avoided ban consideration across all formats due to its fair mana cost and vulnerability to removal.Combos & Synergies
Scute Swarm creates exponential value when creatures become lands, generating massive token armies through landfall triggers. Stone-Seeder Hierophant enables infinite mana loops by tapping creature-lands for mana then untapping them repeatedly. Ancient Greenwarden doubles landfall triggers from your creature-lands entering, while cards like Tireless Tracker and Lotus Cobra convert every creature spell into additional resources through their landfall abilities.Featured in These Decks
- Jump Scare! Commander
