Art by Chris Rahn
Ao, the Dawn Sky
Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
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.
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Most Played With Ao, the Dawn Sky (189)
Sol Ring
85% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
66% of decks · $0.49
Pearl Medallion
50% of decks · $7.45
Brought Back
49% of decks · $2.37
Cathar Commando
47% of decks · $0.22
Land Tax
45% of decks · $16.88
Recruiter of the Guard
44% of decks · $6.72
Phyrexian Altar
44% of decks · $54.36
Grand Abolisher
42% of decks · $18.77
Knight of the White Orchid
42% of decks · $4.07
Archivist of Oghma
42% of decks · $6.37
Oswald Fiddlebender
40% of decks · $3.04
Enlightened Tutor
40% of decks · $38.32
Loran of the Third Path
39% of decks · $7.25
Skyclave Apparition
39% of decks · $0.29
Witch Enchanter
38% of decks
Sol Talisman
37% of decks · $1.18
Memnite
36% of decks
Sun Titan
36% of decks · $0.35
Sevinne's Reclamation
36% of decks · $0.39
Blind Obedience
36% of decks · $6.02
Faith's Reward
36% of decks · $2.21
Aven Mindcensor
35% of decks · $1.73
Ornithopter
35% of decks · $0.28
Jackdaw Savior
35% of decks · $0.46
Lotus Bloom
35% of decks · $4.17
Smothering Tithe
35% of decks · $56.14
Mind Stone
34% of decks
Flare of Fortitude
34% of decks · $4.84
Altar of Dementia
34% of decks · $17.25
Moonsilver Key
33% of decks · $0.94
Ranger-Captain of Eos
33% of decks · $37.35
Oketra's Monument
33% of decks · $5.65
Skullclamp
32% of decks · $5.21
Deep Gnome Terramancer
31% of decks · $8.36
Generous Gift
31% of decks · $0.92
Archaeomancer's Map
30% of decks · $1.07
Welcoming Vampire
30% of decks · $3.55
Archon of Emeria
30% of decks · $2.50
Walking Ballista
29% of decks · $10.42
Dusk Rose Reliquary
29% of decks · $0.28
Samwise the Stouthearted
28% of decks · $0.24
Second Sunrise
28% of decks · $2.81
Stoneforge Mystic
28% of decks · $30.38
Grasp of Fate
27% of decks · $0.71
Drannith Magistrate
26% of decks · $12.94
Moon-Blessed Cleric
26% of decks · $0.42
Spirit of the Labyrinth
26% of decks · $0.68
Loyal Warhound
26% of decks · $0.60
Wayfarer's Bauble
25% of decks · $5.61
Spirited Companion
25% of decks · $0.31
Fanatical Devotion
25% of decks · $1.11
Silence
24% of decks · $10.18
Rhys, the Evermore
24% of decks · $0.33
Salvage Scout
23% of decks · $0.13
Mox Opal
23% of decks · $236.10
Voice of Victory
23% of decks · $21.24
Solemn Simulacrum
23% of decks · $0.34
Lion Sash
23% of decks · $2.34
Starfall Invocation
23% of decks · $1.14
Mana Vault
23% of decks · $116.06
Ethersworn Canonist
23% of decks · $4.66
Mother of Runes
23% of decks · $12.14
Blasting Station
23% of decks · $12.26
Mox Tantalite
23% of decks · $11.52
Strionic Resonator
22% of decks · $7.50
Darksteel Mutation
22% of decks · $0.99
Lotus Petal
22% of decks
Tocasia's Welcome
21% of decks · $1.14
Karmic Guide
21% of decks · $0.35
Austere Command
21% of decks · $0.37
Leonin Relic-Warder
21% of decks · $0.33
Claim Jumper
21% of decks · $0.36
Enduring Innocence
20% of decks · $3.16
Martyr's Cause
20% of decks · $1.98
Ornithopter of Paradise
20% of decks · $2.23
Tataru Taru
20% of decks · $6.11
Academy Rector
19% of decks · $81.55
Reprieve
19% of decks · $1.51
Fellwar Stone
19% of decks
Mentor of the Meek
19% of decks · $4.81
Serra Ascendant
19% of decks · $29.40
Aven Interrupter
19% of decks · $2.82
Chrome Mox
19% of decks · $166.69
Seal of Cleansing
18% of decks · $0.31
Erode
18% of decks · $7.63
Trouble in Pairs
17% of decks · $25.56
Out of Time
17% of decks · $0.33
Expedition Map
17% of decks · $1.44
Portable Hole
17% of decks · $0.38
Deafening Silence
16% of decks · $2.24
Late to Dinner
16% of decks · $0.24
The One Ring
16% of decks · $116.27
Eidolon of Rhetoric
16% of decks · $0.49
Keeper of the Accord
16% of decks · $0.66
Dauntless Dismantler
16% of decks · $0.32
Stroke of Midnight
16% of decks · $0.28
Mangara, the Diplomat
16% of decks · $0.32
Touch the Spirit Realm
16% of decks · $0.56
Preston, the Vanisher
16% of decks · $36.85
Grim Monolith
16% of decks · $478.02
Mishra's Bauble
15% of decks · $2.67
On Thin Ice
15% of decks · $0.65
The Restoration of Eiganjo
15% of decks
Solitude
15% of decks · $35.09
Marble Diamond
15% of decks · $0.28
Sanctifier en-Vec
15% of decks · $0.37
Razorgrass Ambush
15% of decks
Resurrection
15% of decks · $0.23
Steelshaper's Gift
14% of decks · $9.47
Spawning Pit
14% of decks
Springleaf Drum
14% of decks · $0.31
Restoration Seminar
14% of decks · $3.65
Winds of Abandon
14% of decks · $4.21
Invoke Justice
13% of decks · $0.27
Felidar Retreat
13% of decks · $1.04
Breath of Life
12% of decks
Mox Diamond
12% of decks
Ghostly Prison
12% of decks · $6.22
Teferi's Protection
12% of decks · $46.16
Staff of Compleation
12% of decks · $3.97
Cosmic Intervention
12% of decks · $5.22
Court of Ardenvale
11% of decks · $7.94
Lion's Eye Diamond
11% of decks
Authority of the Consuls
11% of decks · $5.18
Resurrection Orb
11% of decks · $16.61
Liquimetal Torque
11% of decks · $3.02
Open the Armory
11% of decks · $3.39
Continue?
11% of decks · $1.74
Vanquish the Horde
10% of decks · $0.31
Wrath of God
10% of decks · $4.01
Soul-Guide Lantern
10% of decks · $0.29
Vexing Bauble
10% of decks · $2.56
Karn, the Great Creator
10% of decks · $5.21
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
9% of decks · $19.82
Idyllic Tutor
9% of decks · $12.77
Cut a Deal
9% of decks · $0.29
Mox Jasper
9% of decks · $12.34
Zuran Orb
9% of decks · $3.56
Sigil of the New Dawn
9% of decks · $0.30
Duty Beyond Death
9% of decks · $0.34
Sejiri Shelter
9% of decks
Mox Amber
9% of decks · $86.61
Smuggler's Share
9% of decks · $10.80
Akroma's Will
8% of decks · $16.72
Farewell
8% of decks · $6.20
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8% of decks · $41.12
Pithing Needle
8% of decks · $0.49
Orim's Chant
8% of decks · $6.13
Charitable Levy
8% of decks · $0.18
Thought Vessel
8% of decks
Retreat to Emeria
8% of decks · $0.38
Secret Rendezvous
8% of decks · $0.34
Urza's Bauble
8% of decks
Ondu Inversion
8% of decks
Scroll Rack
8% of decks · $31.25
Helm of the Host
8% of decks · $5.15
Tragic Arrogance
7% of decks · $0.17
Paradise Mantle
7% of decks · $10.21
Endless Horizons
7% of decks · $8.00
Aura of Silence
7% of decks · $9.61
Mana Tithe
7% of decks · $0.91
Hourglass of the Lost
7% of decks · $1.16
Endless Atlas
7% of decks · $2.56
Aura Fracture
7% of decks · $0.22
March of Otherworldly Light
7% of decks · $0.86
Get Lost
7% of decks · $3.37
Ascend from Avernus
7% of decks · $2.43
Sensei's Divining Top
7% of decks · $39.63
Peter Parker's Camera
7% of decks · $1.56
Hour of Revelation
7% of decks · $1.34
Tormod's Crypt
7% of decks · $0.55
Unwanted Remake
6% of decks · $0.31
Surveyor's Scope
6% of decks · $4.87
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of decks
Dragon's Hoard
6% of decks · $0.58
Angel's Grace
6% of decks · $3.33
Static Prison
6% of decks · $0.28
Banishing Light
6% of decks · $0.51
Witch's Oven
6% of decks · $0.82
Sword of the Animist
6% of decks · $5.42
Legion Loyalty
6% of decks · $0.34
The Mind Stone
6% of decks · $40.17
The Golden Throne
6% of decks · $10.41
Lightning Greaves
6% of decks · $4.00
Rebuff the Wicked
6% of decks · $6.68
Hardlight Containment
5% of decks · $0.28
Ossification
5% of decks · $0.35
Tome of Legends
5% of decks · $0.30
New Cards
Gleaming Splendor
23% of decks · $30.72
The Queen of Dale
19% of decks · $16.50
Bilbo's Gambit
6% of decks · $1.62
Germinate Recruits
3% of decks · $0.54
Hall of Echoes
3% of decks · $2.70
Creatures (50)
Cathar Commando
47% of decks · $0.22
Recruiter of the Guard
44% of decks · $6.72
Grand Abolisher
42% of decks · $18.77
Knight of the White Orchid
42% of decks · $4.07
Archivist of Oghma
42% of decks · $6.37
Oswald Fiddlebender
40% of decks · $3.04
Loran of the Third Path
39% of decks · $7.25
Skyclave Apparition
39% of decks · $0.29
Witch Enchanter
38% of decks
Memnite
36% of decks
Sun Titan
36% of decks · $0.35
Aven Mindcensor
35% of decks · $1.73
Ornithopter
35% of decks · $0.28
Jackdaw Savior
35% of decks · $0.46
Ranger-Captain of Eos
33% of decks · $37.35
Deep Gnome Terramancer
31% of decks · $8.36
Welcoming Vampire
30% of decks · $3.55
Archon of Emeria
30% of decks · $2.50
Walking Ballista
29% of decks · $10.42
Samwise the Stouthearted
28% of decks · $0.24
Stoneforge Mystic
28% of decks · $30.38
Drannith Magistrate
26% of decks · $12.94
Moon-Blessed Cleric
26% of decks · $0.42
Spirit of the Labyrinth
26% of decks · $0.68
Loyal Warhound
26% of decks · $0.60
Spirited Companion
25% of decks · $0.31
Rhys, the Evermore
24% of decks · $0.33
Salvage Scout
23% of decks · $0.13
Voice of Victory
23% of decks · $21.24
Solemn Simulacrum
23% of decks · $0.34
Lion Sash
23% of decks · $2.34
Ethersworn Canonist
23% of decks · $4.66
Mother of Runes
23% of decks · $12.14
Karmic Guide
21% of decks · $0.35
Leonin Relic-Warder
21% of decks · $0.33
Claim Jumper
21% of decks · $0.36
Enduring Innocence
20% of decks · $3.16
Ornithopter of Paradise
20% of decks · $2.23
Tataru Taru
20% of decks · $6.11
Academy Rector
19% of decks · $81.55
Mentor of the Meek
19% of decks · $4.81
Serra Ascendant
19% of decks · $29.40
Aven Interrupter
19% of decks · $2.82
Eidolon of Rhetoric
16% of decks · $0.49
Keeper of the Accord
16% of decks · $0.66
Dauntless Dismantler
16% of decks · $0.32
Mangara, the Diplomat
16% of decks · $0.32
Preston, the Vanisher
16% of decks · $36.85
Solitude
15% of decks · $35.09
Sanctifier en-Vec
15% of decks · $0.37
Instants (24)
Brought Back
49% of decks · $2.37
Enlightened Tutor
40% of decks · $38.32
Faith's Reward
36% of decks · $2.21
Flare of Fortitude
34% of decks · $4.84
Generous Gift
31% of decks · $0.92
Second Sunrise
28% of decks · $2.81
Silence
24% of decks · $10.18
Reprieve
19% of decks · $1.51
Erode
18% of decks · $7.63
Stroke of Midnight
16% of decks · $0.28
Razorgrass Ambush
15% of decks
Teferi's Protection
12% of decks · $46.16
Cosmic Intervention
12% of decks · $5.22
Continue?
11% of decks · $1.74
Duty Beyond Death
9% of decks · $0.34
Sejiri Shelter
9% of decks
Akroma's Will
8% of decks · $16.72
Orim's Chant
8% of decks · $6.13
Mana Tithe
7% of decks · $0.91
March of Otherworldly Light
7% of decks · $0.86
Get Lost
7% of decks · $3.37
Unwanted Remake
6% of decks · $0.31
Angel's Grace
6% of decks · $3.33
Rebuff the Wicked
6% of decks · $6.68
Sorceries (21)
Sevinne's Reclamation
36% of decks · $0.39
Starfall Invocation
23% of decks · $1.14
Austere Command
21% of decks · $0.37
Late to Dinner
16% of decks · $0.24
Resurrection
15% of decks · $0.23
Steelshaper's Gift
14% of decks · $9.47
Restoration Seminar
14% of decks · $3.65
Winds of Abandon
14% of decks · $4.21
Invoke Justice
13% of decks · $0.27
Breath of Life
12% of decks
Open the Armory
11% of decks · $3.39
Vanquish the Horde
10% of decks · $0.31
Wrath of God
10% of decks · $4.01
Idyllic Tutor
9% of decks · $12.77
Cut a Deal
9% of decks · $0.29
Farewell
8% of decks · $6.20
Secret Rendezvous
8% of decks · $0.34
Ondu Inversion
8% of decks
Tragic Arrogance
7% of decks · $0.17
Ascend from Avernus
7% of decks · $2.43
Hour of Revelation
7% of decks · $1.34
Utility Artifacts (36)
Pearl Medallion
50% of decks · $7.45
Phyrexian Altar
44% of decks · $54.36
Altar of Dementia
34% of decks · $17.25
Moonsilver Key
33% of decks · $0.94
Oketra's Monument
33% of decks · $5.65
Skullclamp
32% of decks · $5.21
Archaeomancer's Map
30% of decks · $1.07
Dusk Rose Reliquary
29% of decks · $0.28
Wayfarer's Bauble
25% of decks · $5.61
Blasting Station
23% of decks · $12.26
Strionic Resonator
22% of decks · $7.50
Expedition Map
17% of decks · $1.44
Portable Hole
17% of decks · $0.38
The One Ring
16% of decks · $116.27
Mishra's Bauble
15% of decks · $2.67
Spawning Pit
14% of decks
Resurrection Orb
11% of decks · $16.61
Soul-Guide Lantern
10% of decks · $0.29
Vexing Bauble
10% of decks · $2.56
Zuran Orb
9% of decks · $3.56
Agatha's Soul Cauldron
8% of decks · $41.12
Pithing Needle
8% of decks · $0.49
Urza's Bauble
8% of decks
Scroll Rack
8% of decks · $31.25
Helm of the Host
8% of decks · $5.15
Endless Atlas
7% of decks · $2.56
Sensei's Divining Top
7% of decks · $39.63
Peter Parker's Camera
7% of decks · $1.56
Tormod's Crypt
7% of decks · $0.55
Surveyor's Scope
6% of decks · $4.87
Swiftfoot Boots
6% of decks
Witch's Oven
6% of decks · $0.82
Sword of the Animist
6% of decks · $5.42
The Golden Throne
6% of decks · $10.41
Lightning Greaves
6% of decks · $4.00
Tome of Legends
5% of decks · $0.30
Mana Artifacts (25)
Sol Ring
85% of decks · $1.38
Arcane Signet
66% of decks · $0.49
Sol Talisman
37% of decks · $1.18
Lotus Bloom
35% of decks · $4.17
Mind Stone
34% of decks
Mox Opal
23% of decks · $236.10
Mana Vault
23% of decks · $116.06
Mox Tantalite
23% of decks · $11.52
Lotus Petal
22% of decks
Fellwar Stone
19% of decks
Chrome Mox
19% of decks · $166.69
Grim Monolith
16% of decks · $478.02
Marble Diamond
15% of decks · $0.28
Springleaf Drum
14% of decks · $0.31
Mox Diamond
12% of decks
Staff of Compleation
12% of decks · $3.97
Lion's Eye Diamond
11% of decks
Liquimetal Torque
11% of decks · $3.02
Mox Jasper
9% of decks · $12.34
Mox Amber
9% of decks · $86.61
Thought Vessel
8% of decks
Paradise Mantle
7% of decks · $10.21
Hourglass of the Lost
7% of decks · $1.16
Dragon's Hoard
6% of decks · $0.58
The Mind Stone
6% of decks · $40.17
Enchantments (31)
Land Tax
45% of decks · $16.88
Blind Obedience
36% of decks · $6.02
Smothering Tithe
35% of decks · $56.14
Grasp of Fate
27% of decks · $0.71
Fanatical Devotion
25% of decks · $1.11
Darksteel Mutation
22% of decks · $0.99
Tocasia's Welcome
21% of decks · $1.14
Martyr's Cause
20% of decks · $1.98
Seal of Cleansing
18% of decks · $0.31
Trouble in Pairs
17% of decks · $25.56
Out of Time
17% of decks · $0.33
Deafening Silence
16% of decks · $2.24
Touch the Spirit Realm
16% of decks · $0.56
On Thin Ice
15% of decks · $0.65
The Restoration of Eiganjo
15% of decks
Felidar Retreat
13% of decks · $1.04
Ghostly Prison
12% of decks · $6.22
Court of Ardenvale
11% of decks · $7.94
Authority of the Consuls
11% of decks · $5.18
Sigil of the New Dawn
9% of decks · $0.30
Smuggler's Share
9% of decks · $10.80
Charitable Levy
8% of decks · $0.18
Retreat to Emeria
8% of decks · $0.38
Endless Horizons
7% of decks · $8.00
Aura of Silence
7% of decks · $9.61
Aura Fracture
7% of decks · $0.22
Static Prison
6% of decks · $0.28
Banishing Light
6% of decks · $0.51
Legion Loyalty
6% of decks · $0.34
Hardlight Containment
5% of decks · $0.28
Ossification
5% of decks · $0.35
Planeswalkers (2)
Karn, the Great Creator
10% of decks · $5.21
Tezzeret, Cruel Captain
9% of decks · $19.82
Utility Lands (39)
High Market
68% of decks
Emeria, the Sky Ruin
43% of decks
Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx
41% of decks
Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
40% of decks
War Room
36% of decks
Urza's Saga
32% of decks
Inventors' Fair
31% of decks
Ancient Tomb
26% of decks
Command Beacon
24% of decks
Hall of Heliod's Generosity
21% of decks
Ancient Den
20% of decks
Lotus Field
19% of decks
Monumental Henge
18% of decks
Buried Ruin
17% of decks
Arid Archway
16% of decks
Scavenger Grounds
14% of decks
Guildless Commons
14% of decks
Crystal Vein
14% of decks
Secluded Steppe
13% of decks
Karoo
12% of decks
Thespian's Stage
12% of decks
Abandoned Air Temple
10% of decks
Mistveil Plains
10% of decks
Castle Ardenvale
9% of decks
Ghost Quarter
9% of decks
Minas Tirith
9% of decks
Remote Farm
8% of decks
Vesuva
8% of decks
Emergence Zone
7% of decks
Lotus Vale
7% of decks
Strip Mine
7% of decks
City of Traitors
6% of decks
Windbrisk Heights
6% of decks
Adagia, Windswept Bastion
6% of decks
Roadside Reliquary
6% of decks
Temple of the False God
6% of decks
Mirrorpool
5% of decks
Rogue's Passage
5% of decks
Bonders' Enclave
5% of decks
Lands (23)
Plains
79% of decks
Witch Enchanter
38% of decks
Lazotep Quarry
33% of decks
Myriad Landscape
27% of decks
Snow-Covered Plains
23% of decks
Razorgrass Ambush
15% of decks
Gemstone Caverns
14% of decks
Demolition Field
12% of decks
Urza's Cave
12% of decks
Cavern of Souls
12% of decks
Marsh Flats
11% of decks
Arid Mesa
11% of decks
Haven of the Spirit Dragon
11% of decks
Flooded Strand
11% of decks
Flagstones of Trokair
11% of decks
Windswept Heath
10% of decks
Evolving Wilds
9% of decks
Sejiri Shelter
9% of decks
Prismatic Vista
8% of decks
Fabled Passage
8% of decks
Terramorphic Expanse
8% of decks
Ondu Inversion
8% of decks
Talon Gates of Madara
8% of decks
Play-rate data via EDHREC. Card images and prices via Scryfall.
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