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EDHREC’s November 11 analysis found that several Elemental payoffs are gaining share in submitted Ashling, the Limitless decklists, while several established ramp and trigger cards are declining. The tool ranks the slope of weekly inclusion over six months and normalizes the results. Gardenize (+8.47) and Omnath, the Void (+8.46) stand out on that scale, followed by Kindred Judgment (+5.45), Radagast (+5.11) and Champion of the Path (+2.23). These numbers are normalized trend scores, not changes in percentage points.
The declines point in a different direction. Roaming Throne scored −2.18, Faeburrow Elder −1.62 and Bloom Tender −1.30. That does not mean the archetype has abandoned mana or repeatable triggers. The source reports that Risen Reef still appears in 96% of its Ashling lists, Yarok in 87% and Flamebraider in 86%. Kindred Judgment, despite rising, was in just 3.8%, below Kindred Dominance at 5.6%. A card can be gaining ground while remaining a minority choice.
Ashling can make a temporary copy when you sacrifice a nontoken Elemental, so creatures that give value through that sequence are worth testing before another generic multiplier. The rise of Omnath also argues against reducing the pattern to a single enters-the-battlefield trick. Treat the list data as a prompt to compare swaps in your own curve: what does the incoming card do when Ashling is absent, and what changes when the engine is running? EDHREC did not report game outcomes or a raw sample size for this comparison. Inclusion describes the lists people submitted; it cannot establish why they made each swap or whether those changes win more games.
The declines point in a different direction. Roaming Throne scored −2.18, Faeburrow Elder −1.62 and Bloom Tender −1.30. That does not mean the archetype has abandoned mana or repeatable triggers. The source reports that Risen Reef still appears in 96% of its Ashling lists, Yarok in 87% and Flamebraider in 86%. Kindred Judgment, despite rising, was in just 3.8%, below Kindred Dominance at 5.6%. A card can be gaining ground while remaining a minority choice.
Ashling can make a temporary copy when you sacrifice a nontoken Elemental, so creatures that give value through that sequence are worth testing before another generic multiplier. The rise of Omnath also argues against reducing the pattern to a single enters-the-battlefield trick. Treat the list data as a prompt to compare swaps in your own curve: what does the incoming card do when Ashling is absent, and what changes when the engine is running? EDHREC did not report game outcomes or a raw sample size for this comparison. Inclusion describes the lists people submitted; it cannot establish why they made each swap or whether those changes win more games.
Original source: Which Cards Are Hot and Cold for Ashling, the Limitless? | Fire and Ice ↗EDHREC