Ashes of the Fallen has risen from a price of $3 to $13.30 as players are discovering how much the card boosts the Graveyard Overdrive deck’s performance.
Disa the Restless heads upthe Graveyard Overdrive Commander pre-con, and her graveyard ability works perfectly withAshes of the Fallento make the most of the Lhurgoyf archetype.
Lhurgoyfs are an unusual Creature type that is nonetheless beloved by the MTG player base. Rather than the wide array of Magic’s monsters directly inspired by myth and fiction like Elves, Dragons, Zombies, and more, Lhurgoyfs are wholly unique to Magic.
Due to its sheer power, the most iconic Lhurgoyf, Tarmogoyf, was at one timeMagic’s most sought-after cardoutside ofthe Power Nine.
It’s unusual then that Tarmogofy is absent from the Graveyard Overdrive deck, but its presence is felt through Disa creating Tarmogoyf tokens through combat.
Disa and Ashes of the Fallen bring Lhurgoyfs back into prominence through a fantastic, but limited, graveyard recursion effect. Whenever a Lhurgoyf card hits your grave from anywhere but the battlefield, Gisa can put it directly onto the battlefield without paying any additional cost.
The only drawback to this ability is that, despitetheir added support in the pre-con, Lhurgoyfs are still fairly limited in number within Magic. However, thanks to its specific timing, Ashes of the Fallen can be used to trigger Disa’s effect on any Creature that hits the grave from outside the battlefield.
The effect of Ashes caused your Creatures to count as Lhurgoyfs as soon as they are put into the grave, meaning that they will count for Disa’s effect and start swarming the field for free.
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The lack of reprints for Ashes of the Fallen, coupled with its wealth of potential graveyard synergies, makes this a card that is usually worth keeping an eye on.
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Jack Bye was a Games Writer on Dexerto’s UK team, specializing in ecommerce content. He is a Magic The Gathering and DnD expert, covering all things tabletop games. He also has bylines at WePC and VideoGamer.
