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Aethertide Whale
CREATURE — WHALE Rare
Aether Revolt EDHREC #8,682
$0.07
-12.5%
7 days
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Aethertide Whale price history chart, default range 3 months. currently $0.07.
Aethertide Whale Price Summary
Aethertide Whale's current headline price is $0.07.
Aethertide Whale Printings & Prices
4 printings
Aethertide Whale has 4 tracked printings across 4 sets, in nonfoil, ripple foil and foil finishes, including prerelease treatments.
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Sell Aethertide Whale: Buylist Offers
10 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CoolStuffInc | AER #27 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | PAER #27s | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | AER #27 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | M3C #175 | Ripple Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | DRC #69 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | M3C #175 | Ripple Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | AER #27 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | AER #27 | Foil | — | — | — |
| starcitygames | M3C #175 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | DRC #69 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Aethertide Whale Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗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.
standard
Not legal
pioneer
Legal
modern
Legal
legacy
Legal
commander
Legal
pauper
Not legal
Aethertide Whale 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
6 printings
Aethertide Whale has been reprinted 6 times. The Modern Horizons 3 Commander reprint cut the price 79% in 30 days.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment | Price before | Day 1 | 30 days | 90 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DRC #69 | 2025-02-14 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| M3C #175 | 2024-06-14 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| M3C #175 | 2024-06-14 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| AER #27 | 2017-01-20 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| AER #27 | 2017-01-20 | Rare | Standard | — | — | — | — |
| PAER #27s | 2017-01-20 | Rare | Prerelease | — | — | — | — |
DRC #69 
M3C #175 
PAER #27s Aethertide Whale in Commander
Aethertide Whale is the #8,682 most-played card on EDHREC, down 190 places over the last 30 days.
Aethertide Whale FAQ
How much is Aethertide Whale worth?
Aethertide Whale is worth about $0.07 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 22, 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 $0.07 — 6 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#8,682 on EDHREC).