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Akuta, Born of Ash
Legendary Creature — Spirit
Haste At the beginning of your upkeep, if you have more cards in hand than each opponent, you may sacrifice a Swamp. If you do, return Akuta from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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“Recursive spirit that grows stronger the more cards you draw.”
Midrange
Intermediate
Combat damage, Commander damage
Reanimator, Discard, Sacrifice
Strategy
Akuta, Born of Ash is a resilient threat that rewards you for building a hand advantage engine. The core gameplan is to generate extra cards through draw effects and discard outlets, then use that card advantage to repeatedly cast Akuta—either from hand or by sacrificing a Swamp to reanimate it from the graveyard. Since Akuta has haste, it applies pressure immediately while you're also drawing into interaction and resources. You win by chipping away with Akuta's damage while your opponents struggle to keep up with your card advantage and the constant threat of your creature returning.
The deck leans heavily into Swamp synergies and black's classic draw-and-discard theme. Cards like Dark Deal, Necrogen Mists, and Oppression force the table to discard while you're actively using your graveyard as a second hand. Combine this with sacrifice outlets and reanimation effects, and you've got a grindy, resilient strategy that's hard to remove permanently. The deck doesn't need a flashy combo—it just needs consistent card advantage and a steady stream of 3/2 threats.
Strategy generated by Tapped Decks AI. Not affiliated with Wizards of the Coast.
Key Synergies
Budget Build
Skip pricey tutors like Demonic Tutor; use Dark Deal and Windfall instead for card advantage on a budget, and replace fetchlands with basic Swamps.
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