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Aether Vial

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3.14 Tixes
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9.49
@CardKingdom

8.11
@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): 8220
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Combos: 2 combos
Aether Vial combos
Archetypes using it (Last 365 days): 50
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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

Artifact Historic

Price

3.14 Tixes
@CardHoarder

9.49
@CardKingdom

8.11
@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.

1st	マーフォーク... By Morishita Mizuk...	BO3	Let's 4 Thursday Legacy (Yokohama, Japan)	13%	02-May -2024	$583 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By Alexpupkin	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	27%	02-May -2024	$1562 ---
1st	マーフォーク... By Hoshino Kazuki	BO3	Let's 4 Modern (Utsunomiya, Japan)	26%	02-May -2024	$578 ---
Top8	Merfolk By okabe kenta	BO3	Shop manager Subjugation Modern (Sapporo, Japan)	23%	02-May -2024	$346 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By HummingBard	BO3	MTGO Modern League #8075	38%	02-May -2024	$563 ---
Other	DnT By Sain313		Social media	Not available	02-May -2024	$294 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	Death and Taxes (Yor... By Heitor Tonon	BO3	Weekly Legacy @Mont CardShop	12%	02-May -2024	$521 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	Death and Taxes (Yor... By Thanus Miziara	BO3	Weekly Legacy @Mont CardShop	13%	02-May -2024	$743 ---
Other	Orzhov Tempo Stax By iamludo		Social media	Not available	02-May -2024	$1002 ---
Top8 (2 - 2) 50%	Mono-Blue Merfolk By Felipe Gonçalve...	BO3	Weekly Legacy @Mont CardShop	11%	02-May -2024	$710 ---
Top32 (0 - 2) 0%	deck By echecetmat35	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12633796	11%	01-May -2024	$545 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By WizardHat	BO3	MTGO Modern League #8075	35%	01-May -2024	$784 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By Geodude_Jared	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12633796	65%	01-May -2024	$1411 ---
Top32 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By Thief_Of_Crowns	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12633802	74%	01-May -2024	$703 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By whiterknight	BO3	MTGO Modern League #8075	49%	01-May -2024	$862 ---
Top64 (0 - 2) 0%	deck By Geodude_Jared	BO3	MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12635865	65%	01-May -2024	$1411 ---
Other	Death&Taxes By Sakata Makoto	BO3	Let's 5(Go) Legacy (TC Tokyo, Japan)	28%	01-May -2024	$1593 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By zhuffman68	BO3	MTGO Modern League #8075	26%	01-May -2024	$348 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By Karaz4	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	30%	30-Apr -2024	$1285 ---
Other	cactus landfall dc By pendox		Social media	Not available	30-Apr -2024	$633 ---

1st X BO3	マーフォーク... By Morishita Mizuk... Let's 4 Thursday Legacy (Yokohama, Japan)	02-May SINGULARITY: 13% $583 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By Alexpupkin MTGO Legacy League #8067	02-May SINGULARITY: 27% $1562 ---
1st X BO3	マーフォーク... By Hoshino Kazuki Let's 4 Modern (Utsunomiya, Japan)	02-May SINGULARITY: 26% $578 ---
Top8 X BO3	Merfolk By okabe kenta Shop manager Subjugation Modern (Sapporo, Japan)	02-May SINGULARITY: 23% $346 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By HummingBard MTGO Modern League #8075	02-May SINGULARITY: 38% $563 ---
Other X	DnT By Sain313 Social media	02-May SINGULARITY: Not available $294 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	Death and Taxes (Yor... By Heitor Tonon Weekly Legacy @Mont CardShop	02-May SINGULARITY: 12% $521 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	Death and Taxes (Yor... By Thanus Miziara Weekly Legacy @Mont CardShop	02-May SINGULARITY: 13% $743 ---
Other X	Orzhov Tempo Stax By iamludo Social media	02-May SINGULARITY: Not available $1002 ---
Top8 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	Mono-Blue Merfolk By Felipe Gonçalve... Weekly Legacy @Mont CardShop	02-May SINGULARITY: 11% $710 ---
Top32 (0 - 2) 0% X BO3	deck By echecetmat35 MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12633796	01-May SINGULARITY: 11% $545 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By WizardHat MTGO Modern League #8075	01-May SINGULARITY: 35% $784 ---
Top16 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By Geodude_Jared MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12633796	01-May SINGULARITY: 65% $1411 ---
Top32 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By Thief_Of_Crowns MTGO Modern Preliminary #12633802	01-May SINGULARITY: 74% $703 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By whiterknight MTGO Modern League #8075	01-May SINGULARITY: 49% $862 ---
Top64 (0 - 2) 0% X BO3	deck By Geodude_Jared MTGO Legacy Challenge 32 #12635865	01-May SINGULARITY: 65% $1411 ---
Other X BO3	Death&Taxes By Sakata Makoto Let's 5(Go) Legacy (TC Tokyo, Japan)	01-May SINGULARITY: 28% $1593 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By zhuffman68 MTGO Modern League #8075	01-May SINGULARITY: 26% $348 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By Karaz4 MTGO Legacy League #8067	30-Apr SINGULARITY: 30% $1285 ---
Other X	cactus landfall dc By pendox Social media	30-Apr SINGULARITY: Not available $633 ---

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	255	$1158 $226
Legacy Goblins	44	$1400 $178
Legacy Merfolk	34	$705 $240
Legacy Cephalid Breakfast	17	$1950 $267
Legacy Esper Vial	16	$2802 $441
Legacy Slivers	7	$713 $143
Legacy Hushnought	4	$1347 $180
Legacy Painter Grindstone	4	$805 $163
Legacy Humans	3	$593 $109
Legacy Orzhov Samwise	2	$1682 $316

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Modern archetypes playing Aether Vial

Name	Decks	Price
Modern Merfolk	223	$725 $223
Modern Humans	32	$460 $92
Modern Death and Taxes	26	$531 $115
Modern Goblins	23	$559 $83
Modern Hammer Time	19	$761 $136
Modern Spirits	7	$527 $140
Modern Vizier	7	$758 $163
Modern Boros Aggro	7	$674 $122
Modern Inti's Cookbook	6	$746 $195
Modern Jund Saga	4	$836 $220

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Classic-Legacy archetypes playing Aether Vial

Name	Decks	Price
Classic-Legacy Goblins	2	$1313 $118
Classic-Legacy Merfolks	1	$1983 $237
Classic-Legacy BW Stoneforge	1	$1268 $88

(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: 📊 3.14 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $8.11
Cardkingdom: 📊 $9.49

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 Death and Taxes
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 8220 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 Death and Taxes in Modern. Goblins, Merfolks, and BW Stoneforge in Classic-Legacy.

Last update: 2024-05-02