---
name: "Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom"
mana_cost: "N/A"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Battle — Siege // Sorcery"
colors: []
color_identity: ["B", "G", "R", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Transform"]
set: "MOM"
set_name: "March of the Machine"
collector_number: "230"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Mathias Kollros"
oracle_id: "8faa4330-07bb-4b65-810a-bbce29d3cd42"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/invasion-of-alara-awaken-the-maelstrom-mom"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Invasion of Alara // Awaken the Maelstrom
- **Mana Cost:** `N/A` (CMC: 5)
- **Type:** Battle — Siege // Sorcery
- **Keywords:** Transform

## Oracle Text
(No Oracle text)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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3. [Invasion of Arcavios // Invocation of the Founders](/printing/invasion-of-arcavios-invocation-of-the-founders-mom.md) — Battle — Siege // Enchantment
4. [Invasion of Tolvada // The Broken Sky](/printing/invasion-of-tolvada-the-broken-sky-mom.md) — Battle — Siege // Enchantment
5. [Invasion of Kaldheim // Pyre of the World Tree](/printing/invasion-of-kaldheim-pyre-of-the-world-tree-pmom.md) — Battle — Siege // Enchantment
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## Printing Details
- **Set:** March of the Machine (MOM) #230
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Mathias Kollros
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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