Aerial Assault
Core Set 2020 1 • common
- Set
- Core Set 2020
- Collector number
- 1
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana
- Type
- Sorcery
- Colors
- White
- Artist
- Dan Murayama Scott
- Market price
- $0.20
What it does
Destroy target tapped creature. You gain 1 life for each creature you control with flying.
"Oh, you must be mistaken. Hawks are solitary hunters, you see."— Bunder Diedreck, ornithologist
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerLegal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aerial Assault was released in July 2019 as part of the Magic: The Gathering Core Set 2020. This set was designed to serve as a foundational entry point for new players while providing mechanical support for existing archetypes, and it featured a thematic focus on the color white's reliance on taxing effects and creature removal. As a common sorcery, the card was intended to provide a functional, baseline answer for players in the Limited environment, specifically targeting tapped creatures to represent tactical battlefield positioning.
The artwork was created by Dan Murayama Scott, who aimed to capture the visceral intensity of a coordinated strike from above. By focusing on a dynamic perspective of a sweeping angelic maneuver, the illustration reinforces the sorcery's mechanical identity as an decisive, aerial-based removal effect. The piece was well-received for its clarity and thematic alignment with the high-fantasy visual language established by Wizards of the Coast for the Core Set era.
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