---
name: "Waveskimmer Aven"
mana_cost: "{2}{G}{W}{U}"
cmc: 5
type_line: "Creature — Bird Soldier"
colors: ["G", "U", "W"]
color_identity: ["G", "U", "W"]
keywords: ["Flying", "Exalted"]
set: "ALA"
set_name: "Shards of Alara"
collector_number: "207"
rarity: "common"
artist: "Mark Zug"
oracle_id: "113d6c3c-3492-47aa-81d1-359d852d8d0a"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/waveskimmer-aven-ala"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

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

## Oracle Text
Flying
Exalted (Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, that creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)

> *Einsamkeit ist das schönste Geschenk, das du einem Seeavior geben kannst.*

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
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4. [Aven Flock](/printing/aven-flock-9ed.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier
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6. [Aven Trooper](/printing/aven-trooper-tor.md) — Creature — Bird Soldier

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Shards of Alara (ALA) #207
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** Mark Zug
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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