---
name: "Ao, the Dawn Sky"
mana_cost: "{3}{W}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Vigilance"]
set: "SOC"
set_name: "Secrets of Strixhaven Commander"
collector_number: "135"
rarity: "mythic"
artist: "Chris Rahn"
oracle_id: "697ac261-263b-4879-bf45-6d10d23312ae"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ao-the-dawn-sky-soc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ao, the Dawn Sky
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{W}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
- **Power/Toughness:** 5/4
- **Keywords:** Flying, Vigilance

## Oracle Text
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.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Shiko, Paragon of the Way](/printing/shiko-paragon-of-the-way-tdm.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Dragon
2. [Arashin Sovereign](/printing/arashin-sovereign-pdtk.md) — Creature — Dragon
3. [Kairi, the Swirling Sky](/printing/kairi-the-swirling-sky-pneo.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
4. [Kura, the Boundless Sky](/printing/kura-the-boundless-sky-neo.md) — Legendary Creature — Dragon Spirit
5. [Goldmane Griffin](/printing/goldmane-griffin-m20.md) — Creature — Griffin
6. [Augusta, Order Returned](/printing/augusta-order-returned-soc.md) — Legendary Creature — Spirit Advisor

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Secrets of Strixhaven Commander (SOC) #135
- **Rarity:** Mythic
- **Artist:** Chris Rahn
- **Total Printings:** 37 across all historical editions

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