Aether Spellbomb
Jumpstart 456 • common
- Set
- Jumpstart
- Collector number
- 456
- Rarity
- Common
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Market price
- $0.36
What it does
blue mana, Sacrifice this artifact: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
1 generic mana, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
"Release that which was never caged."— Spellbomb inscription
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperLegal
- BrawlLegal
- HistoricLegal
- TimelessLegal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aether Spellbomb was first introduced as an uncommon artifact in the 2003 Mirrodin expansion, designed to highlight the set's focus on artifact-centric mechanics. Its inclusion in the 2020 Jumpstart set, specifically as card number 456, was part of a broader effort to introduce new and veteran players to the game through thematic, randomized booster packs. This reprint maintained its original utility as a flexible, low-cost tool for tempo plays, allowing players to bounce creatures or draw cards in a pinch.
The card’s illustration by Greg Staples captures the industrial and slightly ominous aesthetic of the Mirrodin plane. Staples, a prolific artist for the franchise, designed the visual to reflect the mechanical nature of the artifact, emphasizing the arcane, clockwork energy source that defines its function within the game's lore. It remains a staple in various formats for its efficient versatility and historical ties to one of the most mechanically significant sets in the game's history.
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