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Aethertide Whale Aether Revolt MTG card
AER #27 · Art by Steven Belledin
AER set symbol, RareAether Revolt#27Rare

Aethertide Whale

Creature · WhaleFlying
TCGplayer market · AER #27 nonfoil
$0.14 +7.7% +$0.01, 7 days
1-year range
30 days
+75.0%
EDHREC rank
#8,839 Down 105 in 30 days
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Aethertide Whale Price Summary

The benchmark price (cheapest playable nonfoil) is $0.14, up 7.7% over 7 days, up 75.0% over 30 days, up 75.0% over 90 days.

Aethertide Whale Price History

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Aethertide Whale in Sealed Products

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Aethertide Whale Printings & Prices

Aethertide Whale has 4 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil, ripple foil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.

AER set symbol, RareAER #27
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M3C set symbol, RareM3C #175
DRC set symbol, RareDRC #69
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Aethertide Whale Rules Text & Legality

Aethertide Whale

Flying

When this creature enters, you get six {E} (energy counters).

Pay {E}{E}{E}{E}: Return this creature to its owner's hand.

"To survive up here, I've learned when to use my harpoon and when to just enjoy the view." —Kadhu, skywhaler

Aethertide Whale is legal in Pioneer, Modern, Legacy and Commander, and not legal in Standard and Pauper.

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Aethertide Whale Rulings

  • 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

Aethertide Whale has been reprinted 6 times. The Modern Horizons 3 Commander reprint cut the price 79% in 30 days.

  • Jan 20, 2017PAER set symbol, RareAether Revolt Promos · Prerelease, foilPAER #27s
  • Jan 20, 2017AER set symbol, RareAether RevoltAER #27
  • Jan 20, 2017AER set symbol, RareAether Revolt · foilAER #27
  • Jun 14, 2024M3C set symbol, RareModern Horizons 3 Commander · foilM3C #175
  • Jun 14, 2024M3C set symbol, RareModern Horizons 3 CommanderM3C #175
  • Feb 14, 2025DRC set symbol, RareAetherdrift CommanderDRC #69

Aethertide Whale in Commander

Aethertide Whale is the #8,839 most-played card on EDHREC, down 105 places over the last 30 days.

#8,839 EDHREC rank
across all Commander decks Down 105 in 30 days

Aethertide Whale FAQ

How much is Aethertide Whale worth?

Aethertide Whale is worth about $0.14 for its cheapest playable printing as of Nov 8, 2026.

Is Aethertide Whale legal in Commander?

Yes. Aethertide Whale is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.

Has Aethertide Whale been reprinted?

Yes. Aethertide Whale has been reprinted 6 times, with 4 printings tracked on The Index.

Why is Aethertide Whale cheap?

Aethertide Whale trades at about $0.14; 6 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#8,839 on EDHREC).