Aether Vial
- Mana cost
- {1}
- Type
- Artifact
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop #1640 (rare)
- Price
- $9.52 USD
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact.
{T}: You may put a creature card with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand onto the battlefield.
Aether Vial has 15 printings, first in Darksteel (2004). EDHREC ranks it #5,795 among Commander cards. It appears most in Obeka, Splitter of Seconds decks (1,494 on EDHREC). It has 2 official rulings.
Legality
- commander: legal
- legacy: legal
- vintage: legal
- pauper: not legal
- modern: legal
- pioneer: not legal
- standard: not legal
- brawl: not legal
Commanders that run Aether Vial most
Deck counts from EDHREC.
- Obeka, Splitter of Seconds: 1,494 decks
- Winota, Joiner of Forces: 881 decks
- Preston, the Vanisher: 230 decks
- Satoru, the Infiltrator: 153 decks
- Svyelun of Sea and Sky: 146 decks
- Kira Nerys, Firebrand: 140 decks
- Sin, Unending Cataclysm: 124 decks
- Thalia, Guardian of Thraben: 102 decks
Often played with Aether Vial
Cards that show up in the same decks on EDHREC.
Rulings
- : If Aether Vial leaves the battlefield while its second ability is on the stack, use its last known number of charge counters to determine what you may put from your hand onto the battlefield.
- : If a card in a player's hand has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
Printings
- Mystery Booster 2 #216
- Double Masters 2022 #298
- Double Masters 2022 #391
- Double Masters 2022 #555
- The List #DST-91
- Iconic Masters #212
- Modern Masters #197
- From the Vault: Relics #1
- Darksteel #91
- Magic Online Theme Decks #B27
- Secret Lair Drop #1640★
- Secret Lair Drop #1640
- Pro Tour Promos #2020-3
- Kaladesh Inventions #6
- Magic Online Promos #102329