@MattyDrac
Damage from abilities such as "Deal 1 damage to target creature or player" is not combat damage and will not trigger this ability. Combat damage is damage done by creature combat. This ability only triggers if Ashling attacks the opponent and deals any damage. Unfortunately Power of Fire, while thematically related to Ashling the Extinguisher, doesn't work for the purpose of triggering her ability.
As stated elsewhere in the comment thread Whispersilk Cloak will make her unblockable, allowing her to deal direct combat damage.
Also, this won't kill Progenitus because it has to target him.
Posted By:
adrian.malacoda
(4/15/2012 3:44:49 PM)
Most everyone is talking about how it has to damage opponents life points, but so what? Whispersilk cloak anyone? On turn 3 play the cloak, turn 4 play ashling, turn 5 when you can attack with her equip her with the cloak. If you have mana accel that might be all one turn. I also really like the idea of using gorgon flail, you can use soul's fire on her (yay for fire elemental theme) to kill a creature off with her immediately with the gorgon flail attached, then swing in, either killing or forcing a sacrifice on yet another creature. Shes very awesome for creature removal.
Posted By:
Donovan_Fabian
(10/18/2009 6:27:10 AM)
well see, the glory of this card is you're paying NO MANA for her ability
Posted By:
Kindulas
(11/4/2010 8:42:24 PM)
Awesome awesome art.
Posted By:
Kryplixx
(7/19/2009 5:15:13 PM)
NO YOU CAN NOT MAKE PROGENITUS COWER IN FEAR. NO. This word uses the keyword "target", Progenitus has protection from everything meaning you can't make them sacrifice it.
Posted By:
EnV
(1/8/2010 6:51:10 PM)
For most constructed formats, this card is solid, but not amazing. The exception being block constructed.
Posted By:
DodgeMoreLightning
(2/25/2010 12:11:37 AM)
Sadly, this has to target Progenitus for your opponent to sacrifice it. And Progenitus can't be tageted by this card. So protection from black still stops this card. Great removal card though. 5/5 for being able to get rid of every creature Doom Blade can, plus black creatures.
Posted By:
Eved
(12/20/2009 2:13:28 AM)
yes it should be better its true but she makes for good creature droping .
Posted By:
THE_SHADOWED_ONE
(10/12/2009 4:56:16 PM)
Considering how all-powerful and legendary she is in the eventide book and how she almost kills sapling of colfenor, she should be more epic, at least have wither, or be black/red (she's a ****ing fire elemental, ppl.)
Also her effect should have something to do with land destruction. Maybe you choose a creature OR land?
Posted By:
Th3_Dark_On3
(8/17/2009 7:08:12 PM)
Son of a gun, this is AWESOME!!!! At worst, it's a 4/4 for 4 in black, which has pretty inefficient creatures (unless they have a huge drawback). But this is just insane!!! You get massive card advantage when she gets through, which isn't very hard to do in black, the color of Go for the Throat and such. But what really trips me out is that she wasn't played! Yeah, faeries and Jund did steal the thunder a bit, but still, it never saw any! I mean, sure, it's not incredibly overpowered, and I'm not gonna whine about powercreep, but it is a total bomb, and exactly what embodies a rare--either big and splashy, or really niche.
4.5/5
Posted By:
Superllama12
(1/3/2012 2:14:03 PM)