MTG · Concept

◇ Concept · 4 printings

Aether Spike

Instant

printings

#7077

EDHREC rank

#142

penny rank

Std

normal

—

in vault

—

for trade

—

wishlisted

Value

$0.2790d high · 4 printings

90-dayhigh $0.27low $0.03range 800.0%n 208

Gameplay

Instant

Choose target spell. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters), then you may pay any amount of {E}. Counter that spell unless its controller pays {1} for each {E} paid this way.

"The shield doesn't block the fire physically. It tells the fire to stop." —Genku, future shaper

Legalities

tlrlegal

duellegal

brawllegal

pennylegal

PreDHnot legal

futurenot legal

legacylegal

modernlegal

pauperlegal

alchemynot legal

pioneernot legal

vintagelegal

historiclegal

standardnot legal

Timelesslegal

commanderlegal

Gladiatorlegal

Old Schoolnot legal

Premodernnot legal

Oathbreakerlegal

Standard Brawlnot legal

Pauper Commanderlegal

Context

Across the 4 printings of this card, the trailing-90-day price band runs from $0.03 to $0.27 across 208 observations.

Rarix catalogs 4 distinct printings of this card concept, spanning every set the card has appeared in. The Printings grid below lists each one with its own variant treatment, price, and collector signal.

Card type: Instant. Color identity: blue. Mana cost: {1}{U} (2 converted).

Legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Commander, Pauper, Brawl, and Historic.

EDHrec ranks this card concept #7,077 in Commander, putting it in the niche-pick tier of the format's playable pool.

The representative printing on this page is illustrated by Campbell White.