Ascension: Storm of Souls – Assimilation Plant Promo

About this expansion

Ascension: Storm of Souls – Assimilation Plant Promo is a 2012 promo card for Ascension, a game for 2–6 players. This special card was given out at a Game Day in 2012 and features a distinctive ability focused on Mechana Heroes.

Its central effect changes how your Mechana Heroes function while the Assimilation Plant remains in play. The card states: “Your Mechana Heroes are Constructs instead. You may use their abilities once per turn.” This creates a clear connection between Mechana Heroes and Construct abilities, while setting a once-per-turn limit on their use.

The card also carries an important condition when it leaves play. Its text continues: “If this leaves play, put all of your Mechana Heroes in play into your discard pile.” This consequence is an essential part of the card’s design and directly affects every Mechana Hero in play when the Assimilation Plant is removed.

• Promo origin: Given out at a Game Day in 2012.
• Card interaction: Mechana Heroes are treated as Constructs instead.
• Ability timing: Their abilities may be used once per turn.
• Leaving-play effect: All Mechana Heroes in play go to their owner’s discard pile.

At the time of its release, Assimilation Plant was both the highest honor-costing card and the highest honor-yielding card in the Ascension card pool. That distinction makes this promo a notable piece of Ascension history as well as a mechanically focused addition to the Storm of Souls setting.

For players interested in the game’s promotional cards, Ascension: Storm of Souls – Assimilation Plant Promo offers a concise rules package built around Mechana Heroes, Constructs, once-per-turn abilities, and a significant departure-from-play effect.