Ao, the Dawn Sky
Mana Cost:
Type: Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
Oracle 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.
Power/Toughness: 5/4
Rarity: mythic
Prints: View all prints (1) →
Expansion: Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty
Price ( USD): $4.94
USD: $4.94 · EUR: €4.65
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Character Background
Ao, the Dawn Sky reads like a midrange/value finisher: a 5/4 flying, vigilance legend that leaves you a meaningful choice on death—either cheat a selection of low‑cost permanents onto the battlefield from the top seven cards or blanket your board with +1/+1 counters on creatures and Vehicles. Thematically it feels like a protective sky spirit granting new life or a bolstering dawn to your forces, and mechanically it rewards decks that plan for both long games and tempo swings. Build around lots of 1–4 mana permanent targets (cheap creatures, Vehicles and even small planeswalkers) and include top‑deck manipulators and tutors so Ao’s “look at seven” option reliably finds value; alternatively, pack Vehicles and creatures that profit from counters plus ways to double or proliferate counters. Also consider sacrifice outlets or flicker effects to trigger Ao repeatedly. In practice it slots best into midrange/value or Vehicle token shells rather than pure aggro or combo, trading upfront cost for late resilience and game‑closing inevitability.
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