Ashling the Pilgrim

Bracket

• B1 Exhibition — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partner: Scythe of the Wretched
• B2 Core — Not in the same deck as its two-card combo partner: Scythe of the Wretched
• B3 Upgraded — allowed: Its two-card combos are not early, which Bracket 3 allows
• B4 Optimized — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list
• B5 cEDH — allowed: No restriction beyond the banned list

Why

• Two-card combo with Scythe of the Wretched (none of them early)

How Lotus Vault estimates a bracket

Bracket: Lotus Vault analysis, with Commander Spellbook flags

Combos

1 known combo, one of them two-card.

• Ashling the Pilgrim + Scythe of the Wretched
  Produces: Gain control of most creatures during each of your turns
  View on Commander Spellbook

Combos: Commander Spellbook

Rulings

• 2023-07-28 · Wizards of the Coast
  When the ability resolves, it counts the number of times that same ability from that this creature has already resolved that turn. It doesn't matter who controlled the creature or the previous abilities when they resolved. A copy of this ability (created by Rings of Brighthearth, for example) will count toward the total. Abilities from other creatures with the same name don't count towards the total. Neither does an ability that's been countered.
• 2023-07-28 · Wizards of the Coast
  Ashling the Pilgrim's ability counts resolutions, not activations. Any such abilities that are still on the stack won't count toward the total.
• 2023-07-28 · Wizards of the Coast
  You get the bonus only the third time the ability resolves. You won't get the bonus the fourth, fifth, sixth, or any subsequent times.
• 2023-07-28 · Wizards of the Coast
  "That much damage" refers to the number of +1/+1 counters removed from Ashling the Pilgrim. Since the counters are removed, it's likely that the damage will kill Ashling.

Rulings: Scryfall · Wizards of the Coast