---
name: "Aven Courier"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Bird Advisor"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Flying"]
set: "NCC"
set_name: "New Capenna Commander"
collector_number: "22"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Lars Grant-West"
oracle_id: "a01746f3-8e6f-47ce-a95b-e44556d1f73e"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aven-courier-ncc"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Aven Courier
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Advisor
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/1
- **Keywords:** Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
Whenever this creature attacks, choose a counter on a permanent you control. Put a counter of that kind on target permanent you control if it doesn't have a counter of that kind on it.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aven Surveyor](/printing/aven-surveyor-frf.md) — Creature — Bird Scout
2. [Aven Farseer](/printing/aven-farseer-scg.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
3. [Plumecreed Mentor](/printing/plumecreed-mentor-blb.md) — Creature — Bird Scout
4. [Aven Mimeomancer](/printing/aven-mimeomancer-arb.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
5. [Aven Wind Mage](/printing/aven-wind-mage-m19.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard
6. [Wingspan Mentor](/printing/wingspan-mentor-ncc.md) — Creature — Human Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** New Capenna Commander (NCC) #22
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Lars Grant-West
- **Total Printings:** 16 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`