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2.99 Tixes
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9.49
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7.64
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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): 8248
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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

Artifact Historic

Price

2.99 Tixes
@CardHoarder

9.49
@CardKingdom

7.64
@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.

Other	DC Death and Taxes By Denwo		Social media	Not available	10-May -2024	$450 ---
Top64 (0 - 1) 0%	deck By Boin	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12637301	34%	10-May -2024	$401 ---
Top16	Sisay, Weatherlight ... By Jeffrey Lissant		Tahiti Edh - Msi - Season 6 @ Tahiti (French Polynesia)	Not available	08-May -2024	$4089 ---
Top16 (0 - 2) 0%	deck By Geodude_Jared	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12635959	67%	08-May -2024	$1425 ---
Top16 (0 - 2) 0%	deck By Boin	BO3	MTGO Modern Preliminary #12635957	34%	08-May -2024	$398 ---
Top64 (2 - 4) 33%	deck By Whoah	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12635954	62%	07-May -2024	$694 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By utopia_mycon	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	100%	07-May -2024	$3022 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By StrawberryMilkS...	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	Not available	07-May -2024	$2011 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By Drayton	BO3	MTGO Legacy League #8067	29%	07-May -2024	$1647 ---
Top8	Cephalid Breakfast By Shirakami Nobum...	BO3	Rare Phoenix Contested legacy (TC Osaka, Japan)	14%	06-May -2024	$1136 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66%	Death and Taxes (Yor... By Alex Durrant	BO3	Axion Now Legacy Masters @Axion Now	31%	06-May -2024	$1466 ---
Top8	Death&Taxes By Higuchi Masaki	BO3	《Metal Mox》[MRD] JP Regular version Status SP Contest Legacy...	8%	06-May -2024	$366 ---
Top8 (2 - 2) 50%	deck By yoshiwata	BO3	MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12635935	30%	06-May -2024	$1637 ---
Top32 (1 - 2) 33%	Death and Taxes (Yor... By Conor Panuccio	BO3	Charlotte Legacy League Season 2 Week 6 @CharlotteLegacyLea...	31%	06-May -2024	$1479 ---
Top16 (2 - 1) 66%	Death and Taxes (Yor... By David Womick	BO3	Charlotte Legacy League Season 2 Week 6 @CharlotteLegacyLea...	28%	06-May -2024	$1606 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100%	deck By whiterknight	BO3	MTGO Modern League #8075	Not available	06-May -2024	$900 ---
Top64 (0 - 5) 0%	deck By whiterknight	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12635932	Not available	06-May -2024	$889 ---
1st	Death&Taxes By Sakata Makoto	BO3	HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	29%	06-May -2024	$1574 ---
Top32 (4 - 3) 57%	deck By whiterknight	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12635931	Not available	06-May -2024	$889 ---
Top64 (2 - 5) 28%	deck By noodle_boi	BO3	MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12635931	28%	06-May -2024	$982 ---

Other X	DC Death and Taxes By Denwo Social media	10-May SINGULARITY: Not available $450 ---
Top64 (0 - 1) 0% X BO3	deck By Boin MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12637301	10-May SINGULARITY: 34% $401 ---
Top16 X	Sisay, Weatherlight ... By Jeffrey Lissant Tahiti Edh - Msi - Season 6 @ Tahiti (French Polynesia)	08-May SINGULARITY: Not available $4089 ---
Top16 (0 - 2) 0% X BO3	deck By Geodude_Jared MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12635959	08-May SINGULARITY: 67% $1425 ---
Top16 (0 - 2) 0% X BO3	deck By Boin MTGO Modern Preliminary #12635957	08-May SINGULARITY: 34% $398 ---
Top64 (2 - 4) 33% X BO3	deck By Whoah MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12635954	07-May SINGULARITY: 62% $694 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By utopia_mycon MTGO Legacy League #8067	07-May SINGULARITY: 100% $3022 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By StrawberryMilkS... MTGO Legacy League #8067	07-May SINGULARITY: Not available $2011 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By Drayton MTGO Legacy League #8067	07-May SINGULARITY: 29% $1647 ---
Top8 X BO3	Cephalid Breakfast By Shirakami Nobum... Rare Phoenix Contested legacy (TC Osaka, Japan)	06-May SINGULARITY: 14% $1136 ---
Top16 (4 - 2) 66% X BO3	Death and Taxes (Yor... By Alex Durrant Axion Now Legacy Masters @Axion Now	06-May SINGULARITY: 31% $1466 ---
Top8 X BO3	Death&Taxes By Higuchi Masaki 《Metal Mox》[MRD] JP Regular version Status SP Contest Legacy...	06-May SINGULARITY: 8% $366 ---
Top8 (2 - 2) 50% X BO3	deck By yoshiwata MTGO Legacy Preliminary #12635935	06-May SINGULARITY: 30% $1637 ---
Top32 (1 - 2) 33% X BO3	Death and Taxes (Yor... By Conor Panuccio Charlotte Legacy League Season 2 Week 6 @CharlotteLegacyLea...	06-May SINGULARITY: 31% $1479 ---
Top16 (2 - 1) 66% X BO3	Death and Taxes (Yor... By David Womick Charlotte Legacy League Season 2 Week 6 @CharlotteLegacyLea...	06-May SINGULARITY: 28% $1606 ---
1st (5 - 0) 100% X BO3	deck By whiterknight MTGO Modern League #8075	06-May SINGULARITY: Not available $900 ---
Top64 (0 - 5) 0% X BO3	deck By whiterknight MTGO Modern Challenge 32 #12635932	06-May SINGULARITY: Not available $889 ---
1st X BO3	Death&Taxes By Sakata Makoto HARERUYA - Daily Tournaments	06-May SINGULARITY: 29% $1574 ---
Top32 (4 - 3) 57% X BO3	deck By whiterknight MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12635931	06-May SINGULARITY: Not available $889 ---
Top64 (2 - 5) 28% X BO3	deck By noodle_boi MTGO Modern Challenge 64 #12635931	06-May SINGULARITY: 28% $982 ---

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	261	$1150 $243
Legacy Goblins	45	$1421 $182
Legacy Merfolk	31	$715 $264
Legacy Esper Vial	17	$2784 $443
Legacy Cephalid Breakfast	16	$1839 $271
Legacy Slivers	7	$716 $142
Legacy Hushnought	6	$1304 $186
Legacy Painter Grindstone	5	$816 $167
Legacy Humans	3	$589 $107
Legacy Orzhov Samwise	2	$1667 $326

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Modern archetypes playing Aether Vial

Name	Decks	Price
Modern Merfolk	221	$716 $258
Modern Humans	34	$463 $90
Modern Death and Taxes	29	$515 $129
Modern Goblins	22	$570 $89
Modern Hammer Time	20	$747 $140
Modern Spirits	8	$545 $159
Modern Inti's Cookbook	8	$758 $200
Modern Vizier	7	$744 $170
Modern Boros Aggro	7	$668 $110
Modern Jund Saga	4	$834 $221

(Max. 10 archetypes shown)

Classic-Legacy archetypes playing Aether Vial

Name	Decks	Price
Classic-Legacy Goblins	2	$1325 $119
Classic-Legacy BW Stoneforge	1	$1257 $87
Classic-Legacy Merfolks	1	$253 $148

(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: 📊 2.99 tixes
Tcgplayer: 📊 $7.64
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 BW Stoneforge
Classic-Legacy Merfolks

Get all the archetypes and decklists in our site ☝️

Aether Vial in the current metagame

Aether Vial has been played in more than 8248 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, BW Stoneforge, and Merfolks in Classic-Legacy.

Last update: 2024-05-10