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Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

DRC · mythic · Released 2025-02-14

Power

brawl
trap→fringeNiche payoff-6/19
commander
trap→fringeNiche payoff-6/19

Tier shown as baseline → best-case (in its ideal shell). The score (-8 to 19) is a rank signal derived from tier + kind + atoms; browse by it on the cards page.

Derived from the 7 atoms below.

under

below rate

incremental

minor value alone

build around

needs a shell

scales

scales up

rigid

one mode

narrow

situational

fragile

easily answered

Commander Bracket

1Precon2Core3Upgraded4Optimized5cEDH

Archetypes

positive:
reanimatorwheelsaristocratszombie
negative:
aggrocontrolvoltron

Roles

token-producerdiscard-outletetb-payoff

Risks

requires-creature-densityrequires-hand-densityslow-setuppip-heavycommander-dependent

Mechanics

—

Typal

synergy:
zombiewizard
anti:

—

Structural

triggered-ability

Rationale

Hashaton is a 2-mana legendary Zombie Wizard that rewards discarding creature cards by offering to copy them as 4/4 black Zombie tokens (tapped) for an additional {2}{U}. It functions as a discard-outlet payoff engine in Esper reanimator/wheels/zombie shells where you are already discarding creatures; the token-copy ability can generate huge value when discarding bombs but requires a consistent discard engine AND the extra 3-mana payment each trigger, making it firmly build-around. The tapped token clause prevents immediate combat impact, and the 1/3 body does little on its own.

Learnings (3)

  • The token created by Hashaton retains all abilities of the discarded creature card (ETBs, keywords, etc.) but becomes a 4/4 black Zombie — meaning you can discard a high-power ETB creature, pay {2}{U}, and immediately trigger its ETB on the copied token.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • The {2}{U} payment is optional and per-trigger, so in a wheels/discard-many shell you can selectively pay only for the best creatures discarded in a given loop, conserving mana.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

  • Hashaton enables a soft reanimator-style gameplan without needing the graveyard — discarded creatures go to the graveyard as normal but the token is created independently, so graveyard hate does not stop the token production.

    tagging · claude-sonnet-4-6

Popularity

  • EDHREC rank: #3,593

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