Aerial Boost
Instant
Convoke (Your creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for 
or one mana of that creature's color.)
Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying until end of turn.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- W
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- March of the Machine
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #20069
Aerial Boost gives a creature +2/+2 and flying until end of turn for two mana at instant speed — relevant stats, relevant keyword, but the effect doesn't persist past the turn it's cast. Combat tricks at this cost need to win the game or generate a card; Aerial Boost does neither reliably enough to earn a slot in competitive lists.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Aerial Boost is a bulk combat trick in every format where it's legal, and that's the ceiling. In Commander, one-shot pump spells without card draw attached are nearly unplayable — you're spending a card to win one combat at a table of four, which is a losing exchange. Pauper is the only format where combat tricks see genuine play, but even there Aerial Boost competes with options that leave a longer footprint. In Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer, the card doesn't meet the power threshold to see meaningful play. It's legal everywhere; it's correct almost nowhere.
Key Combos
Combo lines featuring this card
Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Aerial Boost is deep bulk — you're not buying this, you're finding it at the bottom of a trade binder. Bulk commons don't appreciate, and there's no competitive demand that would change that trajectory.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.