Ao, the Dawn Sky

Ao, the Dawn Sky

Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit

Mana cost: {3}{W}{W}

How we read this card

Flying, vigilance
When Ao dies, choose one —

triggered —

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.

triggered —

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

triggered — puts 2 counters on it

What a deck led by this card wants

Causes: you face a dilemma, put an artifact onto the battlefield, put a battle onto the battlefield, put a creature onto the battlefield, put an enchantment onto the battlefield, put a planeswalker onto the battlefield, put a counter on a creature.

Cares about: nothing.

Works well with

a battle enters the battlefield — 81 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

  1. Builder's Talent — When an artifact enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Builder's Talent puts a counter on a creature
  2. Brainstealer Dragon — When a creature enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Brainstealer Dragon makes a player lose life equal to its mana value
  3. Cloudstone Curio — When a creature enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Cloudstone Curio triggers

a planeswalker enters the battlefield — 366 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Liliana the:

  1. Liliana the Repentant — Repentant mills a card
  2. Liliana the Faultless — Faultless gains you 1 life

3 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a Dragon attacks — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

When Ao, the Dawn Sky attacks:

  1. Silumgar, the Drifting Death — shrinks a creature by -1/-1
  2. Utvara Hellkite — makes a token
  3. The Ur-Dragon — draws you that many cards
  4. Atarka, World Render — grants double strike
  5. Kolaghan, the Storm's Fury — gives +1/+0
  6. Invasion of Tarkir // Defiant Thundermaw — deals 2 damage
  7. Ojutai, Soul of Winter — taps a creature, artifact, enchantment, planeswalker or battle an opponent controls
  8. Dromoka, the Eternal — puts a counter on a permanent

a Dragon deals combat damage — 474 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

When Ao, the Dawn Sky deals combat damage:

  1. Parapet Thrasher — triggers
  2. Broodcaller Scourge — puts a permanent onto the battlefield
  3. Zurgo and Ojutai — triggers

a nontoken Dragon enters the battlefield — 484 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

When Ao, the Dawn Sky enters:

  1. Lathliss, Dragon Queen — makes a token
  2. Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm — makes a token

a Dragon enters the battlefield — 524 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

When Ao, the Dawn Sky enters:

  1. Dragon Tempest — deals damage
  2. Bloomvine Regent // Claim Territory — gains you 3 life
  3. Sarkhan, Dragon Ascendant — puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. Ganax, Astral Hunter — makes a token
  5. Scourge of Valkas — deals damage
  6. Bladewing's Thrall — returns itself from the graveyard
  7. Sarkhan, Soul Aflame — copies a permanent
  8. Teeming Dragonstorm — triggers
  9. Corroding Dragonstorm — triggers
  10. Roiling Dragonstorm — triggers

4 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken Spirit deals combat damage — 725 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

  1. Millicent, Restless Revenant — When Ao, the Dawn Sky deals combat damage, Millicent, Restless Revenant makes a token

a nontoken Spirit enters the battlefield — 727 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

  1. Baboon Spirit — When Ao, the Dawn Sky enters, Baboon Spirit makes a token

you face a dilemma — 739 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

When Ao, the Dawn Sky poses a dilemma:

  1. Seven of Nine — draws you 1 card
  2. Elim Garak, Simple Tailor — makes each opponent lose 2 life
  3. Obsidian Order Operative — makes each opponent lose 1 life

a Spirit enters the battlefield — 863 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

When Ao, the Dawn Sky enters:

  1. Mausoleum Wanderer — gets +1/+1
  2. Drogskol Cavalry — gains you 2 life
  3. Vanguard of the Restless — returns itself from the graveyard
  4. Nebelgast Herald — taps a creature an opponent controls

a creature gets a counter — 2,691 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

  1. Scurry Oak — When Scurry Oak gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it makes a token
  2. Fathom Mage — When Fathom Mage gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it draws you 1 card
  3. Hollowmurk Siege — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Hollowmurk Siege draws you 1 card
  4. Ant-Man, Colony Commander — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Ant-Man, Colony Commander makes a token
  5. Earth Kingdom General — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Earth Kingdom General gains you that much life
  6. Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Casey Jones, Back Alley Brute deals that much damage
  7. Shalai and Hallar — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Shalai and Hallar deals that much damage
  8. Danny Pink — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Danny Pink draws you 1 card
  9. Enduring Scalelord — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Enduring Scalelord puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  10. Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order — When a creature gets a counter thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Mikey & Leo, Chaos & Order draws you 1 card

33 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,691 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

  1. Historian's Boon — When an enchantment enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Historian's Boon makes a token

an enchantment enters the battlefield — 3,743 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

  1. Calix, Guided by Fate — When an enchantment enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Calix, Guided by Fate puts a counter on a creature
  2. Campsite Cuisine — When Campsite Cuisine enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it makes a token
  3. Path of Annihilation — When Path of Annihilation enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it makes 2 tokens
  4. Within Range — When Within Range enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it makes 2 tokens
  5. Communal Brewing — When Communal Brewing enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it makes an opponent draw 1 card
  6. Stronghold Arena — When Stronghold Arena enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it gains you life
  7. Killian, Decisive Mentor — When an enchantment enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, Killian, Decisive Mentor taps a creature
  8. Airbender Ascension — When Airbender Ascension enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it triggers
  9. Obsessive Pursuit — When Obsessive Pursuit enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it makes you lose life
  10. Sparring Regimen — When Sparring Regimen enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it triggers

73 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

  1. Generous Patron — When Generous Patron enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it puts a counter on a creature

331 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Ao is one).

  1. Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 — When Michelangelo, Weirdness to 11 enters thanks to Ao, the Dawn Sky, it makes a token

43 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.