Art by Greg Hildebrandt · ™ & © Wizards of the Coast · image via Scryfall
Selected printing · USD
$4.69
checked Jun 14, 2026 · Scryfall
Aether Vial
{1} · Artifact
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.
Rulings (2)
Nov 17, 2017 · 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.
Nov 17, 2017 · If a card in a player's hand has {X} in its mana cost, X is considered to be 0.
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
ModernLegal
PioneerNot legal
StandardNot legal
PauperNot legal
PremodernNot legal
cEDHLegal
Where it’s played now
Inclusion by archetype
% of archetype's lists running it · last 30 days · n=92 decks
| Archetype | Format | Inclusion | Copies | Decks (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Death & Taxes | Legacy | 100% | 4× | 33 |
| Merfolk | Modern | 100% | 3–4× | 13 |
| 4-Color Energy | Modern | 100% | 4× | 3 |
| Stoneblade | Modern | 100% | 4× | 1 |
| Mardu Energy | Modern | 2.4% | 4× | 42 |
Price
Aether Vial — price trend
Daily cheapest printing · USD · last 90 days · n=2 snapshots
$2.60
Jun 13, 2026 · $2.60Jun 14, 2026 · $2.60