Ashen-Skin Zubera
Creature — Zubera Spirit
When this creature dies, target opponent discards a card for each Zubera that died this turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Champions of Kamigawa
- Price
- $0.11
- EDHREC rank
- #22329
Ashen-Skin Zubera makes an opponent discard a card when it dies — two cards if four or more Zuberas died that turn — for two mana on a 1/2 body. Outside of dedicated Zubera tribal, that effect is too conditional and too small to compete for a slot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | not legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Ashen-Skin Zubera is a fringe card in every format it's legal in. In Commander, it only pulls weight in Zubera tribal builds, where stacking multiple Zubera triggers in a single sacrifice outlet chain can drain hands around the table — but that requires assembling a very specific suite of creatures. In Pauper, where common creatures are the ceiling and discard effects matter more, it sees occasional play in sacrifice loops but lacks the raw efficiency to anchor a strategy. Legacy and Vintage have no interest in a 1/2 for two with a conditional on-death trigger when faster discard and disruption exist at every price point.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.11 bulk tier
At $0.11, Ashen-Skin Zubera is deep bulk — you're paying for cardboard, not demand. That price is stable because nothing is pushing it up: it sees almost no competitive play and Zubera tribal is a small Commander niche.
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Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.