Ao, the Dawn Sky

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Ao, the Dawn Sky: Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit, Secrets of Strixhaven Commander. Printings, market prices, rulings, and format legality on Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{3}{W}{W}
Mana value
5
Type
Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit
Colour identity
White (W)
Power / toughness
5/4
Rarity
Mythic
Set
Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC)
Released
2026-04-24
Collector number
135
Artist
Chris Rahn
Commander rank
4,259 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
Keywords
Flying, Vigilance
Commander
Can be your commander

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About Ao, the Dawn Sky

Ao, the Dawn Sky is a Magic: The Gathering card, a mythic rare white legendary creature from Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC), a Commander product released in April 2026. It is collector number 135 in that set, with art by Chris Rahn. It costs {3}{W}{W} (three generic and two white mana) to cast, for a mana value of 5. It is a 5/4 creature. Its colour identity is white. It is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 4 sets, from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (2022) to Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (2026). It can be your commander. The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.45 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-12).

Card text

Flying, vigilance

When Ao dies, choose one -

• Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put any number of nonland permanent cards with total mana value 4 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.

• Put two +1/+1 counters on each permanent you control that's a creature or Vehicle.

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.45 (as of 2026-11-12).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Ao, the Dawn Sky by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
BrawlLegal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
GladiatorLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Ao, the Dawn Sky

Ao, the Dawn Sky has been printed in 4 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #97903Mythic2026
Magic Online Promos (PRM) #97901Mythic2022
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #2Mythic2022
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #406Mythic2022
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty (NEO) #433Mythic2022
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Promos (PNEO) #2pMythic2022
Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty Promos (PNEO) #2sMythic2022

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