Akuta, Born of Ash
$0.28
$0.28
How it feels to play against
Mildly Annoying
Some frustrating moments but still fun.
Popularity
Niche Pick
Less common, brings surprise factor.
Ranking
#3590
Current Rank
#3598
Past 2 Years
Mono-Black Combos
Debut Set
Decks on Moxfield
Decks on Archidekt
Scryfall
CardmarketNew Cards
Fresh cards from recent sets that players are experimenting with in Akuta, Born of Ash decks.
Songbird, Sonic Screamer+8% Synergy
$0.37
Jocasta, Automaton Avenger+8% Synergy
$0.44
Cosmic Cube+8% Synergy
$14.01
Baron Helmut Zemo+2% Synergy
$0.37
High Synergy Cards
Cards that work exceptionally well with Akuta, Born of Ash's abilities and overall game plan.
Hero's Blade+57% Synergy
$0.26
Syphon Mind+54% Synergy
$0.22
Lashwrithe+50% Synergy
$0.82
Mask of Griselbrand+49% Synergy
$0.71
Nightmare Lash+48% Synergy
$4.79
Blackblade Reforged+46% Synergy
$2.01
Crucible of Worlds+45% Synergy
$34.01
Sword of the Animist+43% Synergy
$6.81
Walking Atlas+43% Synergy
$1.70
Scaretiller+41% Synergy
$0.38
Top Cards
The most popular and reliable cards that form the backbone of successful Akuta, Born of Ash decks.
Dread Presence+40% Synergy
$2.38
Wayfarer's Bauble+39% Synergy
$0.35
Liliana of the Dark Realms+35% Synergy
$8.86
Solemn Simulacrum+31% Synergy
$0.27
Night's Whisper+24% Synergy
$0.26
Sign in Blood+21% Synergy
$4.06
Village Rites+20% Synergy
$0.56
Phyrexian Arena+16% Synergy
$3.96
Defile+13% Synergy
$1.39
Feed the Swarm+2% Synergy
$0.19
Game Changers
Powerful cards that can single-handedly turn the tide of a game when resolved.
Necropotence+1% Synergy
$37.70
Tergrid, God of Fright+1% Synergy
$18.15
Orcish Bowmasters-7% Synergy
$45.77
Vampiric Tutor-12% Synergy
$58.03
Bolas's Citadel-16% Synergy
$15.92
Demonic Tutor-18% Synergy
$72.36
Creatures
Essential creatures that complement Akuta, Born of Ash's strategy through synergy, utility, or raw power.
Disciple of Bolas+37% Synergy
$0.35
Burnished Hart+36% Synergy
$0.24
Locust Miser+35% Synergy
$4.60
Gnat Miser+32% Synergy
$0.80
Burglar Rat+29% Synergy
$0.29
Rankle, Master of Pranks+26% Synergy
$3.49
PuPu UFO+24% Synergy
$0.42
Elderfang Disciple+21% Synergy
$0.15
Rotting Rats+19% Synergy
$1.47
Shadowheart, Dark Justiciar+18% Synergy
$1.23
Fell Specter+17% Synergy
$0.75
Kagemaro, First to Suffer+13% Synergy
$2.48
Gravelighter+10% Synergy
$0.34
Falthis, Shadowcat Familiar+10% Synergy
$0.35
Bloodhusk Ritualist+10% Synergy
$0.27
Herald of Anguish+9% Synergy
$0.68
Aclazotz, Deepest Betrayal+9% Synergy
$8.51
Tinybones, Bauble Burglar+8% Synergy
$1.10
Sangromancer+8% Synergy
$0.84
Doom Weaver+8% Synergy
$2.72
Herald of Leshrac+8% Synergy
$5.50
Braids, Arisen Nightmare+6% Synergy
$4.19
Refurbished Familiar+6% Synergy
$0.31
Oft-Nabbed Goat+6% Synergy
$0.34
Shark Shredder, Killer Clone+6% Synergy
$0.39
Arbiter of Woe+6% Synergy
$0.26
Necrogoyf+6% Synergy
$0.34
Psychosis Crawler+5% Synergy
$1.63
Bloodghast+4% Synergy
$0.74
Plaguecrafter+4% Synergy
$0.40
Ghoulcaller Gisa+4% Synergy
$3.62
Virus Beetle+4% Synergy
$0.25
Bitterbloom Bearer+2% Synergy
$15.74
Midnight Reaper+2% Synergy
$0.17
Grim Haruspex+0% Synergy
$3.25
Nirkana Revenant0% Synergy
$7.08
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$0.82
Reassembling Skeleton-1% Synergy
$0.33
Sheoldred, the Apocalypse-4% Synergy
$97.18
K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth-5% Synergy
$0.79
Syr Konrad, the Grim-6% Synergy
$1.18
Zulaport Cutthroat-7% Synergy
$1.18
Accursed Marauder-7% Synergy
$0.33
Ophiomancer-8% Synergy
$0.89
Crypt Ghast-8% Synergy
$19.98
Pitiless Plunderer-9% Synergy
$3.75
Ayara, First of Locthwain-14% Synergy
$8.12
Morbid Opportunist-15% Synergy
$0.34
Gray Merchant of Asphodel-18% Synergy
$5.07
Blood Artist-22% Synergy
$2.33
Instants
Key instant-speed responses for protection, removal, and keeping Akuta, Born of Ash safe.
Tainted Strike+23% Synergy
$2.97
Nasty End+19% Synergy
$0.24
Corrupted Conviction+15% Synergy
$0.22
Doom Blade+13% Synergy
$0.35
Archenemy's Charm+13% Synergy
$0.69
Deadly Dispute+10% Synergy
$0.25
Eviscerator's Insight+8% Synergy
$0.29
Wretched Confluence+8% Synergy
$0.22
Chain Assassination+4% Synergy
$0.26
Vraska's Contempt+4% Synergy
$0.37
Hatred+4% Synergy
$63.27
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Hero's Downfall+2% Synergy
$0.29
Black Sun's Twilight+2% Synergy
$0.33
Reckoner's Bargain+2% Synergy
$1.34
Blood Pact+1% Synergy
$0.39
Bitter Triumph+0% Synergy
$0.32
Snuff Out+0% Synergy
$10.41
Consuming Corruption+0% Synergy
$0.32
Sacrifice+0% Synergy
$15.60
Dismember-1% Synergy
$5.04
Baleful Mastery-2% Synergy
$3.63
Soul Shatter-4% Synergy
$3.85
Undying Malice-4% Synergy
$0.25
Entomb-7% Synergy
$16.66
Go for the Throat-8% Synergy
$0.59
Culling the Weak-8% Synergy
$7.32
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$3.28
Imp's Mischief-12% Synergy
$6.77
Infernal Grasp-14% Synergy
$0.35
Withering Torment-15% Synergy
$0.74
Deadly Rollick-16% Synergy
$25.73
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$12.73
Dark Ritual-26% Synergy
$8.66
Sorceries
Important sorcery spells that advance Akuta, Born of Ash's game plan and control the board.
Grim Discovery+34% Synergy
$0.20
Decorum Dissertation+32% Synergy
$6.16
Decree of Pain+24% Synergy
$0.35
Mutilate+22% Synergy
$1.99
Pox Plague+22% Synergy
$0.30
Vicious Rumors+20% Synergy
$0.22
Unnerve+19% Synergy
$0.22
Smallpox+17% Synergy
$0.39
Read the Bones+15% Synergy
$0.28
Mind Rake+9% Synergy
$0.26
Corrupt+8% Synergy
$0.11
Arterial Flow+8% Synergy
$0.36
Gix's Command+7% Synergy
$0.58
Sink into Takenuma+6% Synergy
$0.10
Rankle's Prank+6% Synergy
$0.39
Go Blank+6% Synergy
$0.19
Morbid Curiosity+5% Synergy
$0.25
Dark Deal+4% Synergy
$2.03
Mind Sludge+4% Synergy
$0.21
Hymn to Tourach+4% Synergy
$0.58
Ill-Gotten Gains+4% Synergy
$1.11
Mandate of Abaddon+3% Synergy
$4.63
Awaken the Erstwhile+3% Synergy
$0.38
Bone Splinters+3% Synergy
$0.17
Season of Loss+3% Synergy
$1.72
Pox+2% Synergy
$6.15
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$28.26
Beseech the Queen0% Synergy
$6.53
Torment of Hailfire0% Synergy
$37.86
Diabolic Intent-1% Synergy
$17.29
Duress-1% Synergy
$0.12
Peer into the Abyss-1% Synergy
$3.53
Insatiable Avarice-2% Synergy
$4.32
Damnation-2% Synergy
$20.60
Grim Tutor-2% Synergy
$25.60
Bubbling Muck-3% Synergy
$3.04
Victimize-4% Synergy
$1.60
Toxic Deluge-5% Synergy
$3.44
Diabolic Tutor-6% Synergy
$2.27
Buried Alive-7% Synergy
$1.03
Exsanguinate-15% Synergy
$0.38
Reanimate-28% Synergy
$9.04
Utility Artifacts
Versatile artifacts that provide ongoing value, card selection, or strategic advantages.
Explorer's Scope+41% Synergy
$0.18
Grafted Wargear+34% Synergy
$0.28
Geth's Grimoire+29% Synergy
$9.02
Strata Scythe+25% Synergy
$0.56
Bitterthorn, Nissa's Animus+23% Synergy
$5.41
Masterwork of Ingenuity+22% Synergy
$1.35
Transmogrant's Crown+21% Synergy
$0.39
Tome of Legends+18% Synergy
$0.26
Fireshrieker+17% Synergy
$0.23
Altar of the Wretched+16% Synergy
$1.34
O-Naginata+13% Synergy
$0.48
Loxodon Warhammer+11% Synergy
$2.51
Dredging Claw+10% Synergy
$0.13
Shadowspear+9% Synergy
$32.42
Leyline Axe+9% Synergy
$2.66
Commander's Plate+9% Synergy
$43.07
Foot Chopper+9% Synergy
$0.31
Basilisk Collar+9% Synergy
$5.08
Inquisitor's Flail+8% Synergy
$1.46
Mask of Memory+8% Synergy
$0.41
Sword of Hearth and Home+7% Synergy
$17.06
Empyrial Plate+6% Synergy
$1.63
Vorrac Battlehorns+6% Synergy
$0.84
Excalibur, Sword of Eden+6% Synergy
$16.44
Library of Leng+6% Synergy
$10.37
Venser's Journal+5% Synergy
$9.08
Entropic Battlecruiser+5% Synergy
$0.31
Wrecking Ball Arm+4% Synergy
$0.37
Coin of Mastery+4% Synergy
$1.99
Endless Atlas+4% Synergy
$2.62
Hand of Vecna+4% Synergy
$0.34
Ghirapur Orrery+4% Synergy
$0.36
Haunted Cloak+4% Synergy
$0.32
Brotherhood Regalia+4% Synergy
$8.38
Grafted Exoskeleton+4% Synergy
$5.69
Requiem Monolith+4% Synergy
$0.29
Buster Sword+4% Synergy
$49.91
Cranial Plating+3% Synergy
$0.36
Vorpal Sword+3% Synergy
$2.60
Expedition Map+2% Synergy
$0.84
Skullclamp+0% Synergy
$5.30
Whispersilk Cloak0% Synergy
$1.46
Whip of Erebos-5% Synergy
$8.23
Ashnod's Altar-12% Synergy
$15.15
The Darkness Crystal-15% Synergy
$5.33
Jet Medallion-16% Synergy
$11.88
Bontu's Monument-17% Synergy
$7.53
Swiftfoot Boots-20% Synergy
$1.93
Lightning Greaves-25% Synergy
$4.15
Enchantments
Powerful enchantments that support Akuta, Born of Ash's strategy and create lasting battlefield effects.
Painful Quandary+35% Synergy
$1.57
Greed+30% Synergy
$0.29
Megrim+26% Synergy
$2.04
Words of Waste+25% Synergy
$5.56
Raiders' Wake+23% Synergy
$0.50
Waste Not+21% Synergy
$8.61
Cultist of the Absolute+18% Synergy
$0.33
Demonic Embrace+11% Synergy
$0.37
The Eldest Reborn+8% Synergy
$0.35
Bandit's Talent+8% Synergy
$0.32
Black Market Connections+8% Synergy
$9.70
Liliana's Caress+8% Synergy
$5.96
Defiled Crypt // Cadaver Lab+7% Synergy
$0.25
Quest for the Nihil Stone+6% Synergy
$1.54
Oppression+6% Synergy
$4.23
Gate to Phyrexia+6% Synergy
$53.53
Contamination+5% Synergy
$17.44
Coercive Impetus+5% Synergy
$0.33
Blanket of Night+4% Synergy
$1.19
Call of the Ring+4% Synergy
$3.79
Quest for the Necropolis+4% Synergy
$0.22
Glistening Oil+4% Synergy
$13.40
Unspeakable Symbol+4% Synergy
$3.42
Arguel's Blood Fast+4% Synergy
$0.38
Retreat to Hagra+4% Synergy
$2.32
Tinybones Joins Up+4% Synergy
$0.46
Shrieking Affliction+3% Synergy
$0.35
Phyresis+3% Synergy
$2.05
Haunted One+2% Synergy
$5.83
Court of Ambition+1% Synergy
$5.61
Dictate of Erebos+1% Synergy
$18.09
Necrogen Mists+1% Synergy
$10.56
Phyrexian Reclamation+0% Synergy
$2.76
Bottomless Pit+0% Synergy
$7.79
Vampiric Rites0% Synergy
$0.13
Bitterblossom-4% Synergy
$34.41
Animate Dead-5% Synergy
$5.86
Grave Pact-10% Synergy
$32.94
Planeswalkers
Planeswalkers that work alongside Akuta, Born of Ash to provide ongoing value and board presence.
Ral Zarek, Guest Lecturer+19% Synergy
$1.39
Ob Nixilis Reignited+3% Synergy
$0.34
Liliana of the Veil+0% Synergy
$7.01
Liliana, Dreadhorde General-6% Synergy
$7.58
Utility Lands
Non-basic lands that offer additional utility beyond just mana production.
Reliquary Tower+26% Synergy
$4.25
Susur Secundi, Void Altar+26% Synergy
$3.80
Terrain Generator+19% Synergy
$1.93
Rogue's Passage+15% Synergy
$0.40
Buried Ruin+14% Synergy
$0.41
Shizo, Death's Storehouse+10% Synergy
$34.17
Witch's Cottage+10% Synergy
$1.01
Vesuva+9% Synergy
$3.49
Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth+8% Synergy
$63.16
Castle Locthwain+7% Synergy
$4.53
Midgar, City of Mako+7% Synergy
$1.81
Cathedral of War+6% Synergy
$1.68
Ghost Quarter+6% Synergy
$0.94
Roadside Reliquary+5% Synergy
$0.20
Forge of Heroes+4% Synergy
$0.39
Echoing Deeps+4% Synergy
$0.71
Urza's Saga+4% Synergy
$43.03
Everglades+3% Synergy
$1.23
Dakmor Salvage+3% Synergy
$0.30
War Room+3% Synergy
$4.43
Memorial to Folly+2% Synergy
$0.58
Thespian's Stage+0% Synergy
$0.46
Geier Reach Sanitarium0% Synergy
$3.46
Barren Moor0% Synergy
$0.35
Crypt of Agadeem-1% Synergy
$3.06
Mortuary Mire-2% Synergy
$0.41
Cabal Stronghold-2% Synergy
$11.96
Bojuka Bog-6% Synergy
$1.21
Phyrexian Tower-13% Synergy
$28.61
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx-13% Synergy
$53.55
Cabal Coffers-19% Synergy
$28.93
Mana Artifacts
Artifacts focused on mana acceleration and color fixing for consistent gameplay.
Thought Vessel+27% Synergy
$2.45
Decanter of Endless Water+25% Synergy
$4.45
The Irencrag+6% Synergy
$0.79
Charcoal Diamond+4% Synergy
$0.36
Gauntlet of Power+3% Synergy
$4.09
Mind Stone0% Synergy
$0.35
Everflowing Chalice0% Synergy
$0.35
Caged Sun-1% Synergy
$3.65
Sceptre of Eternal Glory-2% Synergy
$20.00
The Soul Stone-4% Synergy
$115.35
Fellwar Stone-8% Synergy
$0.86
Sol Ring-22% Synergy
$1.42
Arcane Signet-26% Synergy
$0.43
Lands
The mana base foundation for Akuta, Born of Ash decks, ensuring smooth and reliable mana development.
Myriad Landscape+22% Synergy
$0.30
Horizon of Progress+4% Synergy
$6.11
Big Apple, 3 a.m.+3% Synergy
$0.37
Hagra Mauling+2% Synergy
$1.09
Swamp+1% Synergy
$0.09
Urza's Cave+0% Synergy
$1.08
Boggart Trawler0% Synergy
$0.82
Agadeem's Awakening0% Synergy
$28.26
Fell the Profane-10% Synergy
$3.28
Malakir Rebirth-16% Synergy
$12.73
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