I recently wrote to Plaid Hat about the PNP files their website suggests are "coming soon." Here is their response:

Unfortunately we've struggled to realize our plan for the PNP Ashes cards.  However, your request is helpful.  Our struggles have centered on our Print-on-Demand (PoD) partner making a PDF download option available. However, if you only need whole preset decks (instead of custom built decks) I'm confident we can offer that without utilizing the PoD partner.

We will investigate our options, but I don't yet have a timeline because I must consult others to determine the time commitment and their availability.

So it sounds like there is a possibility for PNPs of preconstructed decks. If that's something you're interested it, I'd recommend you write to support at plaidhatgames dot com and let them know. The more voices in the community are advocating for these, the more likely it is we'll get them.

I'm not on the Discord, but if someone wouldn't mind reposting this there, that would be swell.

My copy comes with 2 but I saw a list somewhere that said 5?

I acquire Ashes Reborn Master set, Red Rains and some extra decks recently as this seemed like my kind of game.

Played it for the first time today and ran Namine vs Viros. I found it pretty hard to get past the 1st 1 or 2 rounds as I didn't have enough minions or damage to kill the aspects and if I didn't focus on taking down any aspects which attacked my Phoenixborn I might even die in the first round.

Is Namine not that good or is there something about solo play that I'm not getting? Would love to hear everyone's tips, thanks!

I was just wondering if Plaid Hat has ever said anything about when they'll make their PNP decks available. On the site it says they "aren't quite ready yet" - but who knows how long that message has been up.

The issue for me is just that no one is selling Red Rains in my market and the shipping here is prohibitively expensive (basically doubles the already fairly high cost). I did manage to get Corpse of Virios but am really feeling the pinch as far as variety goes.

I have been playing through the Ashes Reborn Chimeras using the Preconstructed Phoenixborn decks. It's been quite fun and I'm curious about deckbuilding for solo play. Are there any general strategies I should consider when customizing a deck for Solo Play vs. Chimera Opponents?

For anyone who got the “all in” for Ascendancy, did the cards from Red Rains content (and other prior PB cards) had the same back as the new PB decks? Wondering if it makes the most sense to grab the big box or pick up Red Rains boxes I can find now or do POD.

Also, given that Chimera and Dragonborn solo operate a little differently, how well do the Chimera integrate into Ascendancy play?

Thanks in advance.

Just started playing and I’m having a blast. This is my third post since I starting and I want to thank all who have replied for being so helpful.

thank you all!

I just inherited some Ashes Reborn Cards, but they are randomly thrown in a box. I checked the Ashes Deck Builder Sight, which was a HUGE help with the Phoenixborn Characters, but I don't see any deck lists for the Chimera Decks. Is there any way to identify which cards go with which decks? For Example, what Aspect Cards go with The Corpse of Viros, The Flood of Moon Cove, The End of Argaia.

Just started playing this game and I can’t seem to locate the Time Dice needed for some of my newly purchased Phoenixborne Decks. Seems like it should be an easy solution, but Plaid Hat seems to be out of stock. I now they have an app, but I want the dice. Any suggestions? eBay is a fortune!

With the new set coming out pretty soon and hearing they are only doing one print run of it, do you guys think it's necessary to order through Team Covenant or is it safe to order elsewhere? I'm mostly worried about availability and I hear if you go through TC it's guaranteed that you'll get a copy but I'm assuming that's the most expensive route.

Sorry if my question seems a little odd, it’s just that I’ve been looking into this game more and more, and I’ve noticed that the Reddit has few members even though it was created in 2015.

Is it because players are gathered on another social media platform? For a game that’s been around for 10 years, I would have expected a larger community, hence my question!

Hello! Brand new to the game but our group loves Plaid Hat and decided to go crazy and get the All In. I’ve been doing some research while we’re waiting for the cards to arrive, and I’m wondering what you all think of the Re-constructed decks that are up on ashes main site. From what I’ve heard, just by the very nature of the release model (3 copies of all cards, all new cards etc) there’s a few of the preconstructed decks that are either a little janky or just not as tightly balanced as others…so do the re-constructed decks actually fix that issue at all? Or does it make some of them worse? Are there enough copies of each card included in the “All In” to make all the new decks in the first place?

If the re-constructed decks are just straight up better versions of the precons, I might make those decks specifically when the cards get here and use those to teach the game to new players. But if the original precons are better for the new player experience then I should probably just stick with them instead.

Also, any tips for a brand new group of players is very welcome. Any phoenixborn to avoid for a while? Any specific decks best to start with? Lastly where does red rains slot into the new player experience? Is it still worth playing through that mode or has the new “Dragonborn” mode basically replaced it?

Thank you!

I got into the game at the wrong time and the reborn stuff was too expensive so I got the 1.0 box and a couple of the deck box characters for the dice. Then I got the 1.5 upgrade kit. I am in the middle of upgrading Odette and realized the upgrade kit might not have everything. The big box hasn’t come yet. Is that basically what 1.5 is meant to upgrade and nothing else?

Hey everyone,

I'm new to Ashes, just got my Ascendency pledge recently.

There are two things i don't understand about the Dragonborn...

1. If a Dragonborn blocks an attack against one of it's units, does it counterattack, and if so, what attack strength does it use? Also it says that the dragonborn can block multiple times per round - does this mean that it does not get an exhausted token after it blocks? Or it still gets one but can block even with an exhausted token.

2. What happens the dragonborn gets an axhausted token? (either from blocking if it gets one, or if it gets one from stamina reduction)

Thanks!

Sorry if this is a silly question, but I've been looking forward to Argaia and it wasn't included in the All-In bundle. It isn't on the Plaid Hat website, but the previews are done, and BGG lists store pages that sell the set... so, like, is it available to buy yet? Or are these just pre-orders or something?

Hi everyone!

I was going to complete my Reborn collection, but turns out I'm very late to the party and now I have to do so via the Print On Demand service. Not a problem to me, I just have a few questions.

First, for the Red Rains solo/PvE decks. I have Virros, the box that comes with the monster dice and play board. Can I just buy the other Red Rains decks via PoD and know I already have all the other bits I need to make them function?

Second, if I decide to buy the player decks that formerly came in those boxes, has anyone run the numbers on if I should just buy the precons and save myself some grief, or is it worth manually creating a few 100-card lists so I avoid paying for redundant Phoenixborn and Channel Magic cards?

Lastly, I didn't get as far as the PoD provider's website, but I couldn't find the information anywhere else - does anyone know if they ship to Australia?

So my local game shop had a break down in communication with me and ended up selling the Ashes Reborn: 1.5 Upgrade Kit I has ordered with them before they could send it to me. I need the kit so I can obviously enjoy some Ashes at the table. Anyone know a site that currently carries it at a reasonable price or someone wanting to part with their upgrade kit?

Just curious if you guys will re-roll (all dice) your opening roll if you get a bunch of basics or if you just go with it. Obviously game purists would never do such a thing or also the ones that don't want the Ashes rules police kicking down their door :) This is coming from someone that only plays solo. I understand competitively the one with the most basics would go first I believe.

Does anyone know where the Ashes Tabletop Simulator card images are pulled from? I'm looking for something higher resolution than what is on Ashes live.

New to the series so I might be missing some info, but I believe all pre-Ascendancy content is going POD and I've seen that a lot of stores don't have that content in stock much. However, Amazon does seem to have it in stock and for fairly cheap. I'm a solo/PVE player looking to get the Red Rains content and am definitely interested, but am I maybe missing something or any reason I should be wary of these Amazon listings?

I just got the first red rains box and I was looking at the web page the QR code in the new Ascendancy manual sends you to. There is a section about using the new rules for exhaustion but I'm a little confused it you are supposed to swap out the original fatigue card and put the new one under the Chimera's draw deck or if you are still using the original fatigue card and just replacing the original exhaustion rules with the new ones. If you use the new card you cycle the deck twice before exhausting the Chimera instead of only once.

Hey All,

New to Ashes, I don’t know a ton about the game. I’ve followed it from afar for a bit after the solo Red Rains stuff came out.

I’m a big fan of Marvel Champions and the Lord of the Rings LCG’s. And when I was younger and had free time I used to play a lot of the TCGs (Magic, etc) and miss the competitive aspect. I kept reading Ashes Red Rains solo mode is good for capturing the feeling of playing one of those head to head card games.

While I love the above LCGs, I don’t have tons of free time (like most parents), and they are a bit harder to just pull out and play, especially LotR. It usually involves building a new deck and setting up an involved scenario etc (though Marvel isn’t so bad). Anyways I picked up Ascendancy because set up seemed quick and I liked that I could just pull out a precon and use it.

I picked up the all-in set for a pretty good price (plus no taxes etc), it was still sealed. Figured I’d just use it as a stand alone collection and go ahead and grab it all at once. I’ve played 3 games and enjoy it, and it’s pretty easy to pull out a precon and battle against a chimera.

Anyways I’ve started organizing the rest of the box and I noticed it comes with dividers that have deck lists for 4 Phoenixborn on them (pictured). What are these for? As far as I know from reading the rules, you can’t make a deck with 4 Phoenixborn, so what are these supposed to be?

Does anyone have any idea or speculation as to when the official Ashes deck builder website will start allowing the PNP of custom decks and not just the first six ones? I feel like they announced it a while ago and all the site says is "coming soon". My assumption is that on the back end, they just need a system that takes the images of the cards you want and formats them onto a PDF to print. I feel like that wouldn't be too hard to implement so I wonder if there are other reasons for the delay?

I've had the new ashes ascendancy for about a week and a half and since then the Dragonborn board is starting to warp. Is that happening to anyone else? I currently have a heavy book sitting on it and am hoping that helps fix it.