---
name: "Aven Tactician"
mana_cost: "{4}{W}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Bird Soldier"
colors: ["W"]
color_identity: ["W"]
keywords: ["Bolster", "Flying"]
set: "DTK"
set_name: "Dragons of Tarkir"
collector_number: "6"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Christopher Moeller"
oracle_id: "f2d5949b-3cdc-4efd-9841-7d450e12dbbe"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aven-tactician-dtk"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Aven Tactician
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{W}` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Creature — Bird Soldier
- **Power/Toughness:** 2/3
- **Keywords:** Bolster, Flying

## Oracle Text
Flying
When this creature enters, bolster 1. (Choose a creature with the least toughness among creatures you control and put a +1/+1 counter on it.)

> *Os avianos são admirados por voar entre os dragões.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Abzan Skycaptain](/printing/abzan-skycaptain-frf.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
2. [Aven Warhawk](/printing/aven-warhawk-lgn.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
3. [Aven Brigadier](/printing/aven-brigadier-ons.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
4. [Aven Trooper](/printing/aven-trooper-tor.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
5. [Sterling Supplier](/printing/sterling-supplier-otj.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
6. [Aerie Auxiliary](/printing/aerie-auxiliary-mh3.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragons of Tarkir (DTK) #6
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Christopher Moeller
- **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`