diff --git a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/objects/core/ElementTag.java b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/objects/core/ElementTag.java
index cb5bb132..994855fd 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/objects/core/ElementTag.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/objects/core/ElementTag.java
@@ -673,10 +673,12 @@ public static void registerTags() {
         // @attribute <ElementTag.as_list>
         // @returns ListTag
         // @group conversion
+        // @deprecated use as[list]
         // @description
-        // Returns the element as a ListTag.
+        // Deprecated in favor of <@link tag ObjectTag.as>
         // -->
         tagProcessor.registerStaticTag(ListTag.class, "as_list", (attribute, object) -> {
+            Deprecations.asXTags.warn(attribute.context);
             String element = object.element;
             return handleNull(element, ListTag.valueOf(element, attribute.context), "ListTag", attribute.hasAlternative());
         }, "aslist");
@@ -685,10 +687,12 @@ public static void registerTags() {
         // @attribute <ElementTag.as_map>
         // @returns MapTag
         // @group conversion
+        // @deprecated use as[map]
         // @description
-        // Returns the element as a MapTag.
+        // Deprecated in favor of <@link tag ObjectTag.as>
         // -->
         tagProcessor.registerStaticTag(MapTag.class, "as_map", (attribute, object) -> {
+            Deprecations.asXTags.warn(attribute.context);
             String element = object.element;
             return handleNull(element, MapTag.valueOf(element, attribute.context), "MapTag", attribute.hasAlternative());
         });
@@ -697,10 +701,12 @@ public static void registerTags() {
         // @attribute <ElementTag.as_custom>
         // @returns CustomObjectTag
         // @group conversion
+        // @deprecated use as[custom]
         // @description
-        // Returns the element as a custom object.
+        // Deprecated in favor of <@link tag ObjectTag.as>
         // -->
         tagProcessor.registerTag(CustomObjectTag.class, "as_custom", (attribute, object) -> {
+            Deprecations.asXTags.warn(attribute.context);
             String element = object.element;
             return handleNull(element, CustomObjectTag.valueOf(element, attribute.context), "Custom", attribute.hasAlternative());
         }, "ascustom");
@@ -709,11 +715,12 @@ public static void registerTags() {
         // @attribute <ElementTag.as_script>
         // @returns ScriptTag
         // @group conversion
+        // @deprecated use as[script]
         // @description
-        // Returns the element as a ScriptTag.
-        // Note: the value must be a valid script.
+        // Deprecated in favor of <@link tag ObjectTag.as>
         // -->
         tagProcessor.registerStaticTag(ScriptTag.class, "as_script", (attribute, object) -> {
+            Deprecations.asXTags.warn(attribute.context);
             String element = object.element;
             return handleNull(element, ScriptTag.valueOf(element, attribute.context), "ScriptTag", attribute.hasAlternative());
         }, "asscript");
@@ -722,11 +729,12 @@ public static void registerTags() {
         // @attribute <ElementTag.as_queue>
         // @returns QueueTag
         // @group conversion
+        // @deprecated use as[queue]
         // @description
-        // Returns the element as a QueueTag.
-        // Note: the value must be a valid QueueTag.
+        // Deprecated in favor of <@link tag ObjectTag.as>
         // -->
         tagProcessor.registerTag(QueueTag.class, "as_queue", (attribute, object) -> {
+            Deprecations.asXTags.warn(attribute.context);
             String element = object.element;
             return handleNull(element, QueueTag.valueOf(element, attribute.context), "QueueTag", attribute.hasAlternative());
         }, "asqueue");
@@ -735,11 +743,12 @@ public static void registerTags() {
         // @attribute <ElementTag.as_duration>
         // @returns DurationTag
         // @group conversion
+        // @deprecated use as[duration]
         // @description
-        // Returns the element as a Duration.
-        // Note: the value must be a valid Duration.
+        // Deprecated in favor of <@link tag ObjectTag.as>
         // -->
         tagProcessor.registerStaticTag(DurationTag.class, "as_duration", (attribute, object) -> {
+            Deprecations.asXTags.warn(attribute.context);
             String element = object.element;
             return handleNull(element, DurationTag.valueOf(element, attribute.context), "DurationTag", attribute.hasAlternative());
         }, "asduration");
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/tags/ObjectTagProcessor.java b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/tags/ObjectTagProcessor.java
index 4eac9cb2..5e7008ae 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/tags/ObjectTagProcessor.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/tags/ObjectTagProcessor.java
@@ -354,6 +354,34 @@ public void generateCoreTags() {
             }
             return new JavaReflectedObjectTag(obj);
         });
+
+        // <--[tag]
+        // @attribute <ObjectTag.as[<type>]>
+        // @returns ObjectTag
+        // @description
+        // Returns the object, automatically converted to the named object type.
+        // Type names can be of the long form, like "ListTag", "MapTag", "ElementTag", ... or the short form, like "List", "Map", "Element", ...
+        // Type name input is not case-sensitive, so "List" or "list" are the same.
+        // @example
+        // my_example:
+        //     type: task
+        //     # Some input can be any raw object type, but will be forced to a list using 'as[list]' below
+        //     definitions: some_input
+        //     script:
+        //     - narrate "Input list has size <[some_input].as[list].size>"
+        // -->
+        registerTag(ObjectTag.class, ElementTag.class, "as", (attribute, object, asType) -> {
+            ObjectType<?> type = ObjectFetcher.objectsByName.get(asType.asLowerString());
+            if (type == null) {
+                attribute.echoError("Invalid object type '" + asType + "'. Cannot convert.");
+                return null;
+            }
+            ObjectTag result = object.asType(type, attribute.context);
+            if (result == null) {
+                attribute.echoError("Cannot convert object '" + object + "' to type '" + type.longName + "'.");
+            }
+            return result;
+        });
     }
 
     public void registerFutureTagDeprecation(String name, String... deprecatedVariants) {
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/utilities/Deprecations.java b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/utilities/Deprecations.java
index 0937220e..56291c22 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/utilities/Deprecations.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/denizenscript/denizencore/utilities/Deprecations.java
@@ -101,6 +101,9 @@ public class Deprecations {
     // Added 2022/04/11, deprecate officially by 2024.
     public static Warning prebinaryTags = new FutureWarning("prebinaryTags", "Tags and tools related to binary processing that predate the BinaryTag feature are deprecated in favor of using BinaryTag. This includes 'ElementTag.base64_encode/decode', 'hex_encode/decode', ... refer to meta-docs for specifics");
 
+    // Added 2022/08/21, deprecate officially by 2025.
+    public static Warning asXTags = new FutureWarning("asXTags", "Tags of the form 'as_x' where 'x' is a type, such as 'as_list', are deprecated in favor of the tag ObjectTag.as[<type>], used like 'as[list]'.");
+
     // ==================== PAST deprecations of things that are already gone but still have a warning left behind ====================
 
     // Removed in February 2020.