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Aether Vial

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2.83 Tixes
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8.99
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8.22
@TCGplayer

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Basic information

Mana Cost
Rarity: Uncommon
Number: #91
Illustrator: Greg Hildebrandt
Edition: Darksteel

Aether Vial is legal in

Alchemy

Artisan

Brawl

Commander

Duel-Commander

Explorer

Historic

Legacy

Modern

Old-school

Pauper

Pioneer

Premodern

Standard

Timeless

Vintage

Total decks (Last 365 days): 8221
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Combos: 2 combos
Aether Vial combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 49
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Versions: This card has 15 different prints

Rules & flavor text

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on Aether Vial.
{T}: You may put a creature card with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on Aether Vial from your hand onto the battlefield.

Related Tags

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Price

2.83 Tixes
@CardHoarder

8.99
@CardKingdom

8.22
@TCGplayer

Weekly Play volume (Last 52 weeks)

A value of 100 represents the peak popularity of the card, while a value of 50 means that the card is half as popular during that week.

Latest decks playing Aether Vial

A list of the most recent MTG decks using Aether Vial available on MTG decks website.

2nd	Merfolk By Kawahara Ryota	BO3	Hareruya Modern Cup Deluxe in Fukuoka	21%	29-Apr -2024	$494 ---
Other	Amalia - 20240428 By Parole		Social media	Not available	29-Apr -2024	$1006 ---
2nd	Merfolk By Tsuji Ryosuke	BO3	Hareruya Modern CupDX	14%	29-Apr -2024	$628 ---
Other	[DC] ? My Ninja Way ... By Pabloaranda95		Social media	Not available	28-Apr -2024	$695 ---
1st	煌めくさざ波のロンド... By Tomita Shunsuke	BO3	Holiday Modern 17:00 - 2024/4/28 (TC Tokyo, Japan)	36%	28-Apr -2024	$651 ---
1st (8 - 1) 88%	deck By yoshiwata	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633753	30%	28-Apr -2024	$1644 ---
Top4	Scale Affinity By masui shuryu	BO3	《Urza's Saga》 3-card set Contest Modern (Nagoya, Japan)	96%	28-Apr -2024	$803 ---
Other	krenko baron dandy By kbar		Social media	Not available	28-Apr -2024	$364 ---
Top8	WUB Junk By Akiyama Kouta	BO3	※ (Koriyama, Japan)	33%	27-Apr -2024	$1050 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	deck By zeman39	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12633737	10%	27-Apr -2024	$395 ---
Top64 (0 - 2) 0%	deck By D4RK_0N3	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12633737	50%	27-Apr -2024	$793 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0%	deck By olbeda	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633744	29%	27-Apr -2024	$1384 ---
2nd	猛省中ギトラグ... By Ishibashi Takah...		Gachicoma! The merciless commander - 2024/4/27 (TC Tokyo, Ja...	Not available	27-Apr -2024	$6296 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50%	deck By Dalminho	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12633737	10%	27-Apr -2024	$356 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By Carroz	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	14%	27-Apr -2024	$2611 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50%	deck By Geodude_Jared	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633736	70%	27-Apr -2024	$1421 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25%	Aluren By shimicorn	BO3	第2回　おうちでレガシーチャンピオンシップ / Legac...	97%	27-Apr -2024	$2392 ---
Top64 (1 - 4) 20%	deck By zeman39	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12633739	10%	27-Apr -2024	$395 ---
Top8	Hammer Time By Ajiki Miyabi	BO3	Modern Rumble (Kawasaki, Japan)	25%	27-Apr -2024	$748 ---
Top64 (2 - 4) 33%	deck By L4rss0n	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633744	12%	27-Apr -2024	$410 ---

2nd X BO3	Merfolk By Kawahara Ryota Hareruya Modern Cup Deluxe in Fukuoka	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 21% $494 ---
Other X	Amalia - 20240428 By Parole Social media	29-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $1006 ---
2nd X BO3	Merfolk By Tsuji Ryosuke Hareruya Modern CupDX	29-Apr SINGULARITY: 14% $628 ---
Other X	[DC] ? My Ninja Way ... By Pabloaranda95 Social media	28-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $695 ---
1st X BO3	煌めくさざ波のロンド... By Tomita Shunsuke Holiday Modern 17:00 - 2024/4/28 (TC Tokyo, Japan)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 36% $651 ---
1st (8 - 1) 88% X BO3	deck By yoshiwata MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633753	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 30% $1644 ---
Top4 X BO3	Scale Affinity By masui shuryu 《Urza's Saga》 3-card set Contest Modern (Nagoya, Japan)	28-Apr SINGULARITY: 96% $803 ---
Other X	krenko baron dandy By kbar Social media	28-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $364 ---
Top8 X BO3	WUB Junk By Akiyama Kouta ※ (Koriyama, Japan)	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 33% $1050 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	deck By zeman39 MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12633737	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 10% $395 ---
Top64 (0 - 2) 0% X BO3	deck By D4RK_0N3 MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12633737	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 50% $793 ---
Top64 (0 - 3) 0% X BO3	deck By olbeda MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633744	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 29% $1384 ---
2nd X	猛省中ギトラグ... By Ishibashi Takah... Gachicoma! The merciless commander - 2024/4/27 (TC Tokyo, Ja...	27-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $6296 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	deck By Dalminho MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12633737	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 10% $356 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By Carroz MTGO Legacy League #8067	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 14% $2611 ---
Top32 (3 - 3) 50% X BO3	deck By Geodude_Jared MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633736	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 70% $1421 ---
Top16 (1 - 3) 25% X BO3	Aluren By shimicorn 第2回　おうちでレガシーチャンピオンシップ / Legac...	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 97% $2392 ---
Top64 (1 - 4) 20% X BO3	deck By zeman39 MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12633739	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 10% $395 ---
Top8 X BO3	Hammer Time By Ajiki Miyabi Modern Rumble (Kawasaki, Japan)	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 25% $748 ---
Top64 (2 - 4) 33% X BO3	deck By L4rss0n MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12633744	27-Apr SINGULARITY: 12% $410 ---

Recent archetypes playing Aether Vial

A list of archetypes playing Aether Vial by format in the last 90 days according to our MTG decks database.

Legacy archetypes playing Aether Vial

Name	Decks	Price
Legacy Death & Taxes	250	$1149 $230
Legacy Goblins	39	$1380 $180
Legacy Merfolk	32	$700 $244
Legacy Cephalid Breakfast	17	$1956 $286
Legacy Esper Vial	14	$2835 $453
Legacy Slivers	8	$720 $150
Legacy Hushnought	3	$1405 $182
Legacy Painter Grindstone	3	$794 $172
Legacy Humans	3	$592 $105
Legacy Orzhov Samwise	2	$1673 $320

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Modern archetypes playing Aether Vial

Name	Decks	Price
Modern Merfolk	227	$726 $222
Modern Humans	32	$461 $89
Modern Goblins	23	$556 $82
Modern Death and Taxes	22	$542 $122
Modern Hammer Time	19	$758 $134
Modern Spirits	7	$526 $134
Modern Inti's Cookbook	6	$741 $206
Modern Boros Aggro	6	$675 $114
Modern Vizier	4	$724 $130
Modern Jund Saga	4	$829 $232

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Classic-Legacy archetypes playing Aether Vial

Name	Decks	Price
Classic-Legacy Goblins	2	$1307 $126
Classic-Legacy Merfolks	1	$1983 $258
Classic-Legacy BW Stoneforge	1	$1273 $93

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

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Aether Vial quick FAQ

How many decks 🔢 are playing Aether Vial?

Aether Vial has been played in more than 20 decks in the last year. Get the decklists and prices in our site ☝️

What is 📊 MTG Aether Vial current price?

The current price is:

Cardhoarder: 📊 2.83 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $8.22
Cardkingdom: 📊 $8.99

Get the decklists and historic pricing charts in our site ☝️

In which formats is Aether Vial played?

It is currently being played in the last year in Legacy, Modern, and Classic-Legacy Get the decklists and prices our site ☝️

Which decks in the current MTG metagame are playing Aether Vial?

The top 3 archetypes using Aether Vial are:

Legacy Death & Taxes
Legacy Goblins
Legacy Merfolk
Modern Merfolk
Modern Humans
Modern Goblins
Classic-Legacy Goblins
Classic-Legacy Merfolks
Classic-Legacy BW Stoneforge

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Aether Vial in the current metagame

Aether Vial has been played in more than 8221 decks in the last year and is a key card in more than 2 combos (you can check them in the Aether Vial combos section). It is currently being played in Legacy, Modern, and Classic-Legacy, mainly in the following archetypes: Death & Taxes, Goblins, and Merfolk in Legacy. Merfolk, Humans, and Goblins in Modern. Goblins, Merfolks, and BW Stoneforge in Classic-Legacy.

Last update: 2024-04-29