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◇ Catalog #161

Tainted Aether

usg·#161·rare·nonfoil

Illus. Thomas M. Baxa

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for trade

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wishlisted

Oct 1998

28 yr ago

Value

$12.51+$0 (+4.2%)

30 days high $12 · low $11

NM$11.5

LP—

MP—

HP—

DMG—

$11–$12modeled

30 days ago
today

90-dayhigh $12low $0.11range 10372.7%n 46

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TCGplayer eBay sold Cardmarket EU Star City

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Played in EDH

EDHrec rank #12,583 · Fringe play

Variants

Nonfoil$12

Gameplay

Enchantment

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

Gix despised the sylvan morass. The gouge that the portal had torn in the forest was the only pleasing sight.

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 $11.51. Over the trailing 90 days the price moved between $0.11 and $11.52 across 46 observations. Cross-checked across TCGplayer, eBay sold, Cardmarket EU, and Star City.

This printing is one of 2 catalogued treatments from USG — 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 #161 of *Urza's Saga*, the set that shipped alongside the October 1998 Urza's Saga 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 Thomas M. Baxa. Rarix catalogs 389 other cards credited to this artist.