---
name: "Aerial Formation"
mana_cost: "{U}"
cmc: 1
type_line: "Instant"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Strive"]
set: "JOU"
set_name: "Journey into Nyx"
collector_number: "30"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Zack Stella"
oracle_id: "b0168b7e-a8b8-4ce3-af12-a43f3818b6a1"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aerial-formation-jou"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Aerial Formation
- **Mana Cost:** `{U}` (CMC: 1)
- **Type:** Instant
- **Keywords:** Strive

## Oracle Text
Strive — This spell costs {2}{U} more to cast for each target beyond the first.
Any number of target creatures each get +1/+1 and gain flying until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aerial Maneuver](/printing/aerial-maneuver-gtc.md) — Instant
2. [Aerial Boost](/printing/aerial-boost-mom.md) — Instant
3. [Zephyr Charge](/printing/zephyr-charge-m20.md) — Enchantment
4. [Ajani's Presence](/printing/ajanis-presence-jou.md) — Instant
5. [Colossal Heroics](/printing/colossal-heroics-jou.md) — Instant
6. [Spontaneous Flight](/printing/spontaneous-flight-iko.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Journey into Nyx (JOU) #30
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Zack Stella
- **Total Printings:** 11 across all historical editions

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