---
name: "Ascending Aven"
mana_cost: "{2}{U}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Creature — Bird Soldier"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Morph"]
set: "ONS"
set_name: "Onslaught"
collector_number: "68"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Ron Spencer"
oracle_id: "67b4a4bc-0b02-4cef-b5c8-41c839eaf0cd"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/ascending-aven-ons"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Ascending Aven
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{U}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 3/2
- **Keywords:** Flying, Morph

## Oracle Text
Flying
This creature can block only creatures with flying.
Morph {2}{U} (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for {3}. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Monastery Flock](/printing/monastery-flock-ktk.md) — Creature — Bird
2. [Icefeather Aven](/printing/icefeather-aven-c19.md) — Creature — Bird Shaman
3. [Fledgling Mawcor](/printing/fledgling-mawcor-plst.md) — Creature — Beast
4. [Aven Liberator](/printing/aven-liberator-scg.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
5. [Ojutai Interceptor](/printing/ojutai-interceptor-dtk.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
6. [Sootfeather Flock](/printing/sootfeather-flock-lgn.md) — Creature — Bird

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Onslaught (ONS) #68
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Ron Spencer
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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