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Aether Spike
INSTANT Common
Modern Horizons 3 EDHREC #7,460
$0.19
+18.8%
7 days
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Aether Spike price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.19.
Aether Spike Price Summary
Aether Spike's current headline price is $0.19.
Aether Spike Printings & Prices
2 printings
Aether Spike has 2 tracked printings across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes, including alt art treatments.
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Sell Aether Spike: Buylist Offers
8 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | MH3 #50 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | MH3 #398 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | MH3 #50 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | MH3 #398 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | MH3 #50 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | MH3 #398 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | MH3 #50 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | MH3 #398 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Aether Spike Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗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"
Aether Spike is legal in Modern, Legacy, Commander and Pauper, and not legal in Standard and Pioneer.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Not legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Legal
Aether Spike Rulings
5 most recent
- Jun 7, 2024 Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
- Jun 7, 2024 Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.
- Jun 7, 2024 If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
- Jun 7, 2024 If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
- Jun 7, 2024 Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)
Reprints & Reprint Risk
4 printings
Aether Spike has been reprinted 4 times. The Modern Horizons 3 reprint cut the price 93% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MH3 #398 | 2024-06-14 | Common | Alt Art | — | — | — | — |
| MH3 #398 | 2024-06-14 | Common | Alt Art | — | — | — | — |
| MH3 #50 | 2024-06-14 | Common | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| MH3 #50 | 2024-06-14 | Common | Standard | — | — | — | — |
Aether Spike in Commander
Aether Spike is the #7,460 most-played card on EDHREC, down 201 places over the last 30 days.
Aether Spike FAQ
How much is Aether Spike worth?
Aether Spike is worth about $0.19 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Aether Spike legal in Commander?
Yes — Aether Spike is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Modern, Legacy and Pauper.
Has Aether Spike been reprinted?
Yes — Aether Spike has been reprinted 4 times, with 2 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Aether Spike cheap?
Aether Spike trades at about $0.19 — 4 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#7,460 on EDHREC).