Aethermage's Touch
Commander Anthology 172 • rare
- Set
- Commander Anthology
- Collector number
- 172
- Rarity
- Rare
- Mana cost
- 2 generic mana white mana blue mana
- Type
- Instant
- Colors
- Blue · White
- Artist
- Randy Gallegos
- Market price
- $0.11
What it does
Reveal the top four cards of your library. You may put a creature card from among them onto the battlefield. It gains "At the beginning of your end step, return this creature to its owner's hand." Then put the rest of the cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.
Where you can play it
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- Penny DreadfulLegal
- OathbreakerLegal
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Where it came from
Aethermage's Touch was first introduced in the 2006 set Dissension, representing the blue-aligned Izzet League of Ravnica. The card was designed to capture the chaotic and experimental nature of the guild, allowing players to exchange a creature from their hand for one on the battlefield, a mechanic that mirrors the unpredictable magical research associated with the Izzet. The card’s original aesthetic and function established a niche for high-risk, high-reward playstyles within the Magic: The Gathering ecosystem.
This specific iteration originates from the Commander Anthology, a curated 2017 collection designed to provide players with access to popular cards from previous Commander-focused decks. By reprinting Aethermage's Touch in this frame, Wizards of the Coast maintained the card's availability for the Commander format, where its ability to cheat large creatures into play remains a thematic favorite among fans of blue-red spellcasting decks. The art remains consistent with the original design by Dan Dos Santos, who depicted the swirling energy and visual flair central to the card's identity.
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