---
name: "Aerial Extortionist"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Bird Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Deruchenko Alexander"
oracle_id: "7e7d7f4d-2c22-4803-ba5e-5eb653c25b5e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aerial-extortionist-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Aerial Extortionist
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/3
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature enters or deals combat damage to a player, exile up to one target nonland permanent. For as long as that card remains exiled, its owner may cast it.
Whenever another player casts a spell from anywhere other than their hand, draw a card.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aerial Caravan](/printing/aerial-caravan-mmq.md) — Creature — Human Soldier
2. [Elite Spellbinder](/printing/elite-spellbinder-pstx.md) — Creature — Human Cleric
3. [Wiccan, Rising Magician](/printing/wiccan-rising-magician-msh.md) — Legendary Creature — Mutant Warlock Hero
4. [Aven Interrupter](/printing/aven-interrupter-potj.md) — Creature — Bird Rogue
5. [Fear of Abduction](/printing/fear-of-abduction-dsk.md) — Enchantment Creature — Nightmare
6. [Dazzling Sphinx](/printing/dazzling-sphinx-prm.md) — Creature — Sphinx

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #11
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Deruchenko Alexander
- **Total Printings:** 21 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`