Aether Vial
Secret Lair Drop 1640 • rare
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop
- Collector number
- 1640
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Rovina Cai
- Market price
- $9.82
What it does
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact.
tap: 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.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aether Vial was first introduced in the 2004 Magic: The Gathering set Darksteel, designed as an efficient artifact to bypass mana costs for creature spells. It quickly became a staple in eternal formats like Modern and Legacy, where its ability to cheat creatures into play at instant speed proved to be a powerful tool for controlling the tempo of a match. Its enduring competitive viability necessitated multiple reprints, leading to its inclusion in the Secret Lair series.
This specific iteration, part of the Secret Lair Drop series, features artwork by Rovina Cai. Cai utilized her signature ethereal and painterly style to provide a fresh visual interpretation of the card, moving away from the industrial aesthetic of the original release. The card was well-received by collectors who appreciate artistic variants that emphasize the magical nature of the artifact rather than its mechanical function.
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