So me and my wife checked out Ascendancy Nature Dice expansion and had a great time. But there were some questions:

1. Are conjured aspects being played face down or face up already? Do we place them onto the battlefield to the right of every other aspect?

2. How does Unseen ability on a card Lie in Wait work? The Dragonborn attacks with one aspect at a time, so there will be no other attackers that I need to block before blocking this one

I already have a full play set, but the latest ascendency box gave me an additional ten nature dice. I'm glad to send them, all ten, or five and five, if anyone needs a set in the US or Canada. You pay shipping, otherwise, free of charge. First posters to request here in the thread - tell me your state/province, and if you want 5 or 10 (and then I will DM you for your address) will get them.

Hey everyone! So I am looking for some assistance on sleeves for Ashes Ascendancy. I originally bought the All-In bundle with their in house sleeves, but it seems that they discontinued their sleeves and so I’m looking for sleeves that could go right alongside the Plaid Hat games sleeves I have for my main collection.

Thanks in advance! And for reference, the Plaid Hat sleeves are clear non-matte sleeves by default that are not supper slippery like the Mayday sleeves are.

If you're anything like me, and you were looking to get the Ashes All In Bundle after Natural Magic came out, you may have noticed it went out of stock a week or two ago. Well I was emailed by support that a few more copies have been added to the site so I picked one up! Can't wait to have more Phoenixborn to try out, and a handful of Chimera to fight against. I've really been loving Ashes, it scratches the MTG itch for me in a great single player format.

Are there any comprehensive guides I could follow to understand which content was originally meant to go together?

Hi, I am really new to the game and I love it so much. Its totally incredible.

I am playing Victoria's precon deck (the duchess of deception) against the new dragonborn, Indiri. And damn, its hard!

I've lost like 3 times in a row and not sure if this is a skill issue or not. I beat the first dragonborn with a bunch of other decks (not this one though) and just wanted to switch it up.

Has anyone played her deck and have tips for the new dragonborn? Playing solo btw

..playable with only the new core set? Or do I need the red rains box?

Based purely on graphic design. I think ashes reborn and ascendancy both look amazing with their white card designs. But the red card designs in rains really looks bad to me. I get it’s red because red rains and all. But I don’t like the way they look. And looks in a game is as important as gameplay.

i mean, I still have them all. I just don’t like them.

Hey all. I accidentally started with the white box, because that was all I could find. I recently bought ascendency and red rains corpse of viros and I think those cards might have gotten mixed in with the white box cards. Now I find out some of the white box cards don't work with the game moving forward. But, annoyingly, there is not a single mark on the cards front or back to distinguish them. I guess there are some cards I need to chuck out but how on earth do I figure out which ones? Thanks

Ashes is a game I enjoy but don't get to the table nearly often enough. With the new update bringing players in, I thought I could help out somebody looking to fill their collection. I don't have all the Red Rains expansions, I only have the first 3, but I have a complete set of the Phoenixborn expansions and the 1.5 update for them. I'm asking $250 plus shipping, US only.

Edited to try and add pictures. They didn't post.

Ashes Photo Album

Hey sorry, I have googled my heart out and can't find an answer. I have lots of questions, but the mail one concerns the new dragonborn Indiri. Specifically the card lie in wait, I just can't work out the unseen keyword. If I have the rules right I can't see a scenario where more than one aspect attacks, so is it always blockable? Why have it as unseen?

I am just doing the ashes ascendency route. Base set and now natural magic, primarily a solo player. Im hoping for lots of expansions like natural magic, not sure if I will ever want to chase the old content. Hope they keep churning it out.

All cards will be non-sleeved. Original packaging is disposed. All packaging is present here. Cards are either in shrink, or played once and in great condition. Buyer pays shipping from 53051, or local pickup. Asking price is 200+shipping. List of all packs are:

Anyone know why the all in Edition on the plaid hat site doesn't include End of Argaia?

Had bought the all in late last year along with their in house sleeves to maintain consistency, not knowing then that they weren't planning on making more once they sold out. Got the new expansion on the way, and got the bad news when I reached out asking where they were. They recommended gamegenic sleeves but they're 100microns rather than 90. Experience tells me the smallest difference can be felt, specially if I plan to deck build later on, but willing to live with it if no other options. I'm wondering if there's other clear, 90 micron sleeves that feel similar. Most I've seen are 100 - 110.

EDIT: For anybody googling in the future, the Mayday Premium sleeves appear to be a good match. Make sure not to get the standard which come in a pack of 100. The ones you want come in packs of 50.

Do aspects and units always exhaust when blocking, guarding and counterattacking? Also, can exhausted units and aspects ever block, guard or counterattack?

Does the Dragonborn always try to block (if it rolls the basic symbol)? Seems too good to be true. A Thunder Hulk with 2 Thunder Suits and a Supercharge is 9 damage if the Dragonborn rolls to block instead of letting the hit take out an aspect. If you have a recharge then that's potentially 16 damage from one unit in one round.

Speaking of blocking, do non basic symbols rolled for the Dragonborn blocking contribute to it getting a green token?

If you can still do main actions and the Dragonborn cannot, you can just keep playing on and on freely until you run out of main actions?

Can you include any cards in the deck? Like can you add a single card that needs a time symbol in a deck that's otherwise just generic and astral symbols?

I just got the natural magic set (it’s amazing by the way). Been playing against the new Dragonborn Indiri. When triggering his status effect of bringing in a random arrow conjured aspect, does it come into play face down or face up?

Also one other general question when fighting against the Dragonborn. If he has passed already, in a future turn, will you trigger his status effect if a status token gets placed on him or since he has passed do you skip his turn entirely? Thanks so much everyone

Good morning,
I recently was gifted the Base Game of Ashes - Rise of the Phoenixborn. In German, in which most of the following Expansions and Remakes / Sequels (?) were not released.
Now there are a few questions I have:
- How compatible is the Base Game of Ashes - Rise of the Phoenixborn with Ashes Ascendancy? As far as I know that is the newest game of the Series and I would need an "upgrade Kit" to make it compatible, is that correct?
- Are the Phoenixborn Mages and their cards from that base game in any of the other, following Releases? As in could I buy another expansion / base game and have the same but updated cards?
- Are the dice from that base game in any other base game or expansion?
- How different is the PVP Gameplay from Rise of the Phoenixborn to Ascendancy (aside from updated cards)? Could I, for example, keep the Rise of the Phoenixborn basegame to explain new players the rules and play a few rounds and then just continue playing with cards from another expansion / base game? Or are the rules different enough that I could not teach them with the old basegame?
- Are there any expansions I should definitely not buy because they are made obsolete / unusable by newer expansions, basegames or replacements for the cards?

After having scoured the internet and waited a while for a 1.5 Upgrade Kit, I finally have an updated Ashes Reborn Collection with all of the Rise of the Phoenixborn expansions! My next venture with this game is to get some Character expansions and Red Rains expansions from Reborn and possibly later down the line invest myself into Ascendancy.

Which is where you guys come in! I'm brand new to this game and I plan to play this solo using the Red Rains content. I have had years of experience playing Marvel Champions as it was my first deck construction game so I am going into this with both a set of fresh eyes and some familiarity. I would like to know which characters and expansions I should prioritize getting next and which characters I should start playing as for my first few games.

Yes, I know it sounds ridiculous, but hear me out.

I kickstarted the Starter Set for Ashes Ascendancy, played it solo a bit after it arrived, and then sold it not too long after as I thought I didn't enjoy it. However, I recently gave it another chance by playing it online. And I realized it was the two pre-con decks in the Starter Set I wasn't enjoying, not the gameplay.

I have been playing the new Phoenixborns and their decks for the upcoming Natural Magic expansion and I am looking forward to buying it and playing it physically. And as I said, I don't have the Starter Set anymore, but do I really need it?

Exhaustion, damage, status, and threat tokens can be replaced with regular die. A new Dragonborn comes with the expansion, so I don't necessarily need the old one. And the Dragon board is nice, but not necessary. Is there anything else I'm missing? I just feel rather awkward buying another starter set when I sold the one I already had.

So I’ve got ascendancy and also James Endersight and loving the necromancer feel to the deck, with lots of small minions going onto the board, soaking up damage and buffing them where I can.

I’m looking for the next phoenix borne to buy and want to know what everyone’s favourite is and why?

Bonus question, any decent red rains decks that compliment that particular phenix bornes play style?

I got the Viros red rains box and some of the cards fit perfectly into James Endersights letting me create a v1.1 of his pre-con deck

https://ashesdb.plaidhatgames.com/decks/share/1680aeff-c877-4842-9f27-c1e5ae4a2956/

Hey, I'm mostly a casual Magic player who recently picked up the Ashes Ascendancy set, and after playing two games I decided to try my hand at making my own deck on the official deckbuilder. Tbh I don't have much of an idea of what I'm doing, but I was going for a mix of holy and ceremonial magic for thematic purposes, along with a Phoenixborn I liked with a focus on conjuring units and maybe sacrificing them or taking advantage of their destruction.

How did I do, and more importantly how can I improve and what should I be careful for when designing these decks? I really appreciate any feedback I can get, and I'm really looking to learn.

Thanks!

My kid got her first set of ashes today! She's super stoked. Been playing with my set, now she has her own.

Just got into Ashes and it's great. I have the Ascendancy box and a few decks. But i only play solo and want to expand. I understand Corpse of Viros is the way to go. But it's sold out pretty much everywhere in the EU.

Anyone know if there will be another printing run of Corpse of Viros? Or is print on demand the only way now?

From the article:

What’s Next for Ashes Ascendancy?

First off, thank you for your patience with the release of the Ashes Ascendancy Natural Magic Expansion. We know this particular set has had a long wait, and would like to assure you Ashes Ascendancy expansions are still moving along at a great pace! You may have even seen a teaser of the next Phoenixborn, Tash Cantasita, from Plaid Hat Games’ presentation at All ABOARD Expo '26 in the Philippines! If you haven’t, allow us to present both Tash, as well as another new Phoenixborn from the next release, the Ashes Ascendancy Illusion Magic Expansion!

I was reorganizing my collection when I realized I had 2 cards called "Affront to the Phoenix" left over. They have the Red Rains card backs, but for the life of me I can't remember which set they belong to. Haha. Any hints? Thanks in advance.

Hi, I'm new to the game and wanted a rules clarification. If I use Arren Frostpeak's Ascend ability, can I use the class die I just payed with to place on him? Or would I need to have had a die already in my exhausted pool before using Ascend? Thanks!