Ao, the Dawn Sky
Flying, vigilance When Ao dies, choose one — • Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put any number of nonland permanent cards with total mana value 4 or less from among them onto the battlefield. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order. • Put two +1/+1 counters on each permanent you control that's a creature or Vehicle.
How Ao decks play in EDH
Ao, the Dawn Sky is a mono-white commander costing 3WW, and its legendary creature - dragon spirit line shapes the whole deck around it. It cares about +1/+1 counters, so counter-doubling effects and creatures that grow on their own carry the deck. Built-in evasion means damage gets through reliably, so effects that scale that damage are worth more than extra bodies. The cards below are the ones Ao, the Dawn Sky decks actually play most often, grouped by the job they do.
Most-played cards
20 cards · about $91.22Play rates from EDHREC. Prices from Scryfall, refreshed daily.
Ramp (3)
Card draw (3)
Removal (1)
Creatures (4)
Synergy & payoffs (8)
Lands (1)
Build the full 100
Grimoire generates a complete, Commander-legal Ao, the Dawn Sky decklist with a written strategy, a full mana base and live prices — from the whole card pool, or only from cards you already own.
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What colours can I use in a Ao, the Dawn Sky deck?
Ao, the Dawn Sky has a mono-white colour identity, so every card in the deck must be white or colourless. That includes mana symbols in rules text, not just casting cost.
What are the best cards for Ao, the Dawn Sky?
The cards played most often in Ao, the Dawn Sky decks include Gleaming Splendor, The Queen of Dale, Bilbo's Gambit. The full list of staples above is grouped by the job each card does, so you can see the deck's skeleton rather than just a pile of names.
How much does a Ao, the Dawn Sky deck cost?
The 20 most-played cards shown above come to roughly $91.22 at current market prices. A complete 100-card build costs more, and Grimoire can generate a budget version instead if you set a price ceiling.
Can I build a Ao, the Dawn Sky deck from cards I already own?
Yes. Import your collection into Grimoire and choose "my cards" when you build. The generator will only use cards you actually own, and the Missing Cards page shows what you would need to buy to finish any list.