Aether Vial
Mystery Booster 2 216 • uncommon
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Collector number
- 216
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana cost
- 1 generic mana
- Type
- Artifact
- Colors
- Colorless
- Artist
- Greg Hildebrandt
- Market price
- $2.16
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 originally released in the 2004 Darksteel expansion, designed as an artifact that allows players to bypass mana costs and timing restrictions for creature spells. It quickly became a foundational element of competitive Magic: The Gathering, particularly within aggressive and tempo-oriented deck archetypes that rely on flooding the board with creatures while keeping mana open for interaction. Its design reflects a shift during that era toward powerful, low-cost artifacts that reward strategic deck construction.
The version from Mystery Booster 2 features the card's original aesthetic, which aligns with the metallic, industrial visual themes associated with the plane of Mirrodin. While the original Darksteel art by Greg Staples remains iconic for its clarity and thematic relevance, its inclusion in the Mystery Booster 2 set serves as a nod to the card's enduring utility across multiple formats, specifically Modern and Legacy, where it remains a staple for creature-heavy strategies.
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