First printed in Rise of the Eldrazi (2010)
Instant
Attach target Aura you control to target creature.
Draw a card.
"Although armor and auras can be similar, the brains required to use them are worlds apart."
—Zilan, Makindi auramancer
- Illustrated by
- Howard Lyon
Legality
- Legal in
- Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Penny Dreadful, Commander, Duel Commander, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Tiny Leaders, Oathbreaker
- Not legal in
- Standard, Pioneer, Future Standard, Historic, Timeless, Alchemy, Premodern, Old School 93/94, Gladiator, Brawl, Standard Brawl, Competitive Brawl
Rulings (5)
- As Aura Finesse resolves, if either target is illegal, the spell resolves but the Aura doesn’t move. You still draw a card. If both targets are illegal, Aura Finesse doesn’t resolve and you don’t draw a card.
- You still control the Aura, even if you attach it to a creature you don’t control.
- As Aura Finesse resolves, if the targeted Aura can’t legally enchant the targeted creature (for example, because the Aura is red and the creature has protection from red, or because the Aura has “enchant creature you control” and an opponent controls the creature), the spell resolves but the Aura doesn’t move. You still draw a card.
- If you target an Aura that’s attached to a creature, you may also target the creature it’s attached to. Aura Finesse won’t cause the Aura to move, but you’ll still draw a card when it resolves.
- You may target any Aura you control, and you may target any creature (including one you don’t control). Whether the Aura could legally enchant the creature is irrelevant as you’re choosing the targets.
Prices
MTGO price: 0.002 TIX, the cheapest non-foil print (average sell price on GoatBots, 1 Nov 2026).
Combos
6 combos, the most popular first:
- Cast a subset of spells in your library: Aura Finesse + Codie, Vociferous Codex + Freed from the Real
- Cast a subset of spells in your library: Aura Finesse + Codie, Vociferous Codex + Pemmin's Aura
- Infinite magecraft triggers, Cast a subset of spells in your library: Aura Finesse + Chain Stasis + Codie, Vociferous Codex + Power Artifact
- Infinite red mana, Infinite green mana…: Aura Finesse + Codie, Vociferous Codex + Galvanic Alchemist + Power Artifact
- Infinite red mana, Infinite green mana…: Aura Finesse + Codie, Vociferous Codex + Power Artifact + Vigean Graftmage
- Infinite colored mana, Cast a subset of spells in your library…: Aura Finesse + Codie, Vociferous Codex + Power Artifact + Umbral Mantle