---
name: "Aethersquall Ancient"
mana_cost: "{5}{U}{U}"
cmc: 7
type_line: "Creature — Leviathan"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "M3C"
set_name: "Modern Horizons 3 Commander"
collector_number: "174"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Sam Burley"
oracle_id: "47c685b1-6e1e-4e08-8a52-9da6902df113"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aethersquall-ancient-m3c"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Aethersquall Ancient
- **Mana Cost:** `{5}{U}{U}` (CMC: 7)
- **Type:** Creature — Leviathan
- **Power/Toughness:** 6/6
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
At the beginning of your upkeep, you get {E}{E}{E} (three energy counters).
Pay eight {E}: Return all other creatures to their owners' hands. Activate only as a sorcery.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aethertide Whale](/printing/aethertide-whale-aer.md) — Creature — Whale
2. [Kederekt Leviathan](/printing/kederekt-leviathan-2x2.md) — Creature — Leviathan
3. [Sky Swallower](/printing/sky-swallower-gpt.md) — Creature — Leviathan
4. [Rescuer Sphinx](/printing/rescuer-sphinx-war.md) — Creature — Sphinx
5. [Air-Cult Elemental](/printing/air-cult-elemental-hbg.md) — Creature — Elemental
6. [Aether Adept](/printing/aether-adept-m11.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Modern Horizons 3 Commander (M3C) #174
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Sam Burley
- **Total Printings:** 22 across all historical editions

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