Its a game accelerant, and in pods that arent filled with combo kills, sometimes games can get bogged down
Bloom Tender, Hexing Squelcher, Formidable Speaker, and Moonshadow are some of the other choice cards, but a lot of whats going on here is typal, so its specific to the archetype youre building
Ashling combines a lot of scary rules text together to make a card that looks like it will find a natural home in existing storm shells including red very easily
You have to wait two turns to get its benefit, and then you only get it every other turn
Its ability to warp the social and mechanical landscape of a game solidifies its reputation among the top blue cards in MTG for any competitive environment
Gold Secret Rares feature metallic gold borders and command premium prices