Start free
Back to Core Set 2020

Aerial Assault

{2}{W}

Sorcery

M20Core Set 2020#1common

"Oh, you must be mistaken. Hawks are solitary hunters, you see." —Bunder Diedreck, ornithologist

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2015
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 660
Illustrator
Dan Murayama Scott
Found in
Core Set 2020 Theme Booster White · Core Set 2020 MTGO Redemption · 3 more
Printings2EDHREC rank#13,928
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerLegal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHNot legal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersLegal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricLegal
TimelessLegal
BrawlLegal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlLegal
GladiatorLegal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulNot legal
Future StandardNot legal
Destroy target tapped creature. You gain 1 life for each creature you control with flying.
Market · per finishspark updated 24h ago · prices as of 2026-08-29
Nonfoil-15.0%
$0.17
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil+2.8%
$0.37
$0.10 low-$0.02 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.17· across 2 printings· you're viewing it

Rulings

3 · latest Jul 12, 2019
  • WotCJul 12, 2019

    Any abilities that trigger as the target creature is destroyed won't resolve until after you've gained life.

  • WotCJul 12, 2019

    If any creatures were exiled "until" the target creature left the battlefield, those creatures will return before you gain life.

  • WotCJul 12, 2019

    If the target creature is an illegal target by the time Aerial Assault tries to resolve, the spell doesn't resolve. You won't gain life. If the target is legal but is not destroyed (most likely because it has indestructible), you will gain life.

Open in:ScryfallTCGplayer(affiliate)EDHREC