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Shielded Aether Thief
CREATURE — VEDALKEN ROGUE Uncommon
Aether Revolt EDHREC #19,238
$0.25
+0.0%
7 days
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Shielded Aether Thief Price Summary
Shielded Aether Thief's current headline price is $0.25.
Shielded Aether Thief Printings & Prices
1 printings
Shielded Aether Thief has 1 tracked printing across 1 sets, in nonfoil and foil finishes.
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Sell Shielded Aether Thief: Buylist Offers
3 offers
| Buyer | Printing | Finish | Cash offer | Retail | Spread |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Card Kingdom | AER #44 | Foil | — | — | — |
| CoolStuffInc | AER #44 | Foil | — | — | — |
| Card Kingdom | AER #44 | Nonfoil | — | — | — |
Shielded Aether Thief Rules Text & Legality
View on Scryfall ↗Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
Whenever this creature blocks, you get {E} (an energy counter).
{T}, Pay {E}{E}{E}: Draw a card.
"Conflict breeds opportunity."
Shielded Aether Thief 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
Shielded Aether Thief 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
2 printings
Shielded Aether Thief has been reprinted 2 times.
| Set | Date | Rarity | Treatment |
|---|---|---|---|
| AER #44 | 2017-01-20 | Uncommon | Standard |
| AER #44 | 2017-01-20 | Uncommon | Standard |
Shielded Aether Thief in Commander
Shielded Aether Thief is the #19,238 most-played card on EDHREC, down 554 places over the last 30 days.
Shielded Aether Thief FAQ
How much is Shielded Aether Thief worth?
Shielded Aether Thief is worth about $0.25 for its cheapest playable printing as of Sep 23, 2026.
Is Shielded Aether Thief legal in Commander?
Yes — Shielded Aether Thief is legal in Commander. It is also legal in Pioneer, Modern and Legacy.
Has Shielded Aether Thief been reprinted?
Yes — Shielded Aether Thief has been reprinted 2 times, with 1 printings tracked on The Index.
Why is Shielded Aether Thief cheap?
Shielded Aether Thief trades at about $0.25 — 2 reprints keep supply plentiful, and Commander demand is modest (#19,238 on EDHREC).