Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator Price Summary
As of Aug 9, 2026, the cheapest tracked printing of Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator is $0.25 (PWOE #78p, Promo Pack, Foil), and the most expensive is $2.19 (PWOE #78p, Promo Pack). The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.59, down 3.3% over 7 days, up 7.3% over 30 days, up 3.5% over 90 days. All-time tracked high: $0.61 (2026).
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator Printings & Prices
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator has 4 tracked printings across 2 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including borderless, promo pack and prerelease treatments.
Sell Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator: Buylist Offers
Card Kingdom currently pays $1.30 cash for PWOE #78p; the retail-buylist spread on that printing is 53% (wide).
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | PWOE #78p | Nonfoil | $1.30 | $2.79 | 53% |
| Card Kingdom | PWOE #78s | Foil | $1.15 | $2.49 | 54% |
| Card Kingdom | PWOE #78p | Foil | $0.75 | $2.49 | 70% |
| Card Kingdom | WOE #78 | Foil | $0.45 | $1.49 | 70% |
| Card Kingdom | WOE #297 | Foil | $0.38 | $1.49 | 74% |
| CoolStuffInc | WOE #297 | Foil | $0.35 | — | — |
| starcitygames | WOE #78 | Nonfoil | $0.25 | — | — |
| starcitygames | WOE #297 | Nonfoil | $0.25 | — | — |
| starcitygames | WOE #297 | Foil | $0.25 | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | WOE #78 | Nonfoil | $0.10 | $0.99 | 90% |
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator Rules Text & Legality
If you would pay life while your library has at least that many cards in it, exile that many cards from the top of your library instead.
+1: Look at the top two cards of your library. Exile one of them and put the other into your hand.
−2: Create two 1/1 black Nightmare creature tokens with "At the beginning of combat on your turn, if a card was put into exile this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on this token."
−7: Target player exiles the top X cards of their library, where X is the total mana value of cards you own in exile.
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator is legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Pauper.
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator Rulings
- Sep 1, 2023 Ashiok's first ability doesn't allow you to attempt to pay an amount of life greater than your current life total.
- Sep 1, 2023 Ashiok, Wicked Nightmare's first ability isn't optional. You can't choose to pay life instead of exiling cards from the top of your library while you control Ashiok, and you can't split the payment between life and cards.
- Sep 1, 2023 If you would pay life while you control Ashiok and your library does not have at least that many cards in it, you'll just pay life as normal.
Reprints & Reprint Risk
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator has been reprinted 7 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| WOE #78 | 2023-09-08 | Mythic | Standard |
| WOE #78 | 2023-09-08 | Mythic | Standard |
| PWOE #78s | 2023-09-08 | Mythic | Prerelease |
| PWOE #78p | 2023-09-08 | Mythic | Promo Pack |
| PWOE #78p | 2023-09-08 | Mythic | Promo Pack |
| WOE #297 | 2023-09-08 | Mythic | Borderless |
| WOE #297 | 2023-09-08 | Mythic | Borderless |
WOE #78 
PWOE #78s Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator in Commander
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator is the #13,847 most-played card on EDHREC, down 159 places over the last 30 days.
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator FAQ
How much is Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator worth?
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator is worth about $0.59 for its cheapest playable printing as of Aug 9, 2026. Prices range from $0.59 to $2.19 across 4 tracked printings.
Is Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator legal in Commander?
Yes — Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Standard, Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator been reprinted?
Yes — Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator has been reprinted 7 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator cheap?
Ashiok, Wicked Manipulator trades at about $0.59 — 7 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#13,847 on EDHREC).