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◇ Catalog #167

Tainted Aether

7ed·#167·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Ciruelo

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Apr '01

25 yr ago

Value

$8.87+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $8.14 · low $7.42

NM$7.87

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$7.27–$8.31modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $7.89low $0.18range 4283.3%n 50

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,583 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$7.87

Gameplay

Enchantment

Whenever a creature enters, its controller sacrifices a creature or land of their choice.

Pockets of Æther can be so foul they melt flesh from bone.

Legalities

tlrnot legal

duellegal

brawlnot legal

pennynot legal

PreDHlegal

Rulings · 4

2004-10-04wotc

If more than one of these is on the battlefield, the controller sacrifices a creature for each one of these.

2004-10-04wotc

If the controller has no other lands or creatures on the battlefield, they must sacrifice the creature that just entered.

2004-10-04wotc

Tainted Aether's controller is the one that controls its triggered ability, but the controller of the creature that entered chooses what creature they sacrifice during resolution.

2004-10-04

Context

Last observed on Scryfall 2 months ago at $7.87. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.18 and $7.89 across 50 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from 7ED — the lineup includes Nonfoil alongside the standard finish. Across our catalog the Rarix library tracks every variant in the same family so collectors can compare price, scarcity and demand inside a single lineage.

Card #167 of *Seventh Edition*, the set that shipped alongside the April 2001 Seventh Edition release.

Card type: Enchantment, color identity black, printed at rare. Rares occupy the bottom-of-pack rare slot in standard boosters. Mana cost: {2}{B}{B} (4 converted).

Legal in Legacy, Vintage, and Commander.

EDHrec ranks this card #12,583 in Commander, putting it in the fringe-play tier of the format's playable pool.

Illustrated by Ciruelo. Rarix catalogs 74 other cards credited to this artist.