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Aether Vial 
Oracle Text
: You may put a creature card with mana value equal to the number of charge counters on this artifact from your hand onto the battlefield.Format Legality
Competitive Play by Format
Top 8 decklists that played Aether Vial, by format.
| Format | Decks 30d | Avg 30d | Decks 12mo | Avg 12mo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legacy | 3 | 3 | 62 | 3.9 |
| Duel Commander | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Modern | 1 | 4 | 5 | 4 |
Details
- Set
- Mystery Booster 2
- Rarity
- Uncommon
- Mana value
- 1
- Collector #
- 216
Recent Top-8 Decks Playing Aether Vial
Final: 8 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (37)
- 2 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Faerie Macabre
- 1 Containment Priest
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Orzhov Pontiff
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 3 Skyclave Apparition
- 2 Clarion Conqueror
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 2 Witch Enchanter
- 4 Solitude
- 1 Gaddock Teeg
- 3 Dryad Militant
- 3 White Orchid Phantom
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (38)
- 1 Hope of Ghirapur
- 1 Accursed Marauder
- 1 Blood Artist
- 1 Caustic Bronco
- 1 Dark Confidant
- 1 Deep-Cavern Bat
- 1 Emperor of Bones
- 1 Mai, Scornful Striker
- 1 Marionette Apprentice
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Sorin of House Markov
- 1 Starscape Cleric
- 1 Umbral Collar Zealot
- 1 Vengeful Bloodwitch
- 1 Zulaport Cutthroat
- 1 Cathar Commando
- 1 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Voice of Victory
- 1 Carrion Feeder
- 1 Viscera Seer
- 1 Bitterbloom Bearer
- 1 Alseid of Life's Bounty
- 1 Giver of Runes
- 1 Guide of Souls
- 1 Hinterland Sanctifier
- 1 Lunarch Veteran
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Ocelot Pride
- 1 Ruin-Lurker Bat
- 1 Soul Warden
- 1 Soul's Attendant
- 1 Speaker of the Heavens
- 1 Bartolomé del Presidio
- 1 Cruel Celebrant
- 1 Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim
- 1 Karlov of the Ghost Council
- 1 Auriok Champion
- 1 Daxos, Blessed by the Sun
Sorceries (9)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (5)
Lands (35)
- 1 Abundant Countryside
- 1 Arid Mesa
- 1 Bleachbone Verge
- 1 Brightclimb Pathway
- 1 Caves of Koilos
- 1 Command Tower
- 1 Concealed Courtyard
- 1 Dalkovan Encampment
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Fetid Heath
- 1 Flooded Strand
- 1 Godless Shrine
- 1 Great Arashin City
- 1 Isolated Chapel
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Mana Confluence
- 1 Marsh Flats
- 1 Plains
- 1 Plaza of Heroes
- 1 Polluted Delta
- 1 Prismatic Vista
- 1 Scrubland
- 1 Shadowy Backstreet
- 1 Shattered Sanctum
- 1 Shizo, Death's Storehouse
- 1 Silent Clearing
- 1 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Snow-Covered Swamp
- 1 Spymaster's Vault
- 1 Swamp
- 1 Takenuma, Abandoned Mire
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Urborg, Tomb of Yawgmoth
- 1 Urza's Saga
- 1 Verdant Catacombs
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (35)
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 1 Orcish Bowmasters
- 2 Orcish Bowmasters
- 1 Faerie Macabre
- 1 Lion Sash
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 1 Stoneforge Mystic
- 3 Stoneforge Mystic
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 3 Skyclave Apparition
- 2 Recruiter of the Guard
- 2 Recruiter of the Guard
- 2 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 2 Witch Enchanter
- 4 Solitude
- 1 Canoptek Scarab Swarm
- 3 White Orchid Phantom
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (33)
Instants (4)
Artifacts (2)
Lands (21)
Sideboard
Final: 8 | Swiss: 8
Main Deck
Creatures (40)
Instants (4)
Lands (29)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (33)
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 3 Orcish Bowmasters
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 3 Aang, Swift Savior
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Glasspool Mimic
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 2 Recruiter of the Guard
- 4 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 3 Solitude
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
- 1 Meddling Mage
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (28)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (33)
- 4 Overlord of the Balemurk
- 3 Orcish Bowmasters
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 3 Aang, Swift Savior
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Boggart Trawler
- 1 Opposition Agent
- 1 Abhorrent Oculus
- 1 Glasspool Mimic
- 1 Hullbreacher
- 2 Recruiter of the Guard
- 4 Quantum Riddler
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 3 Solitude
- 1 Baleful Strix
- 1 Lavinia, Azorius Renegade
- 1 Meddling Mage
Instants (14)
Artifacts (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (28)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (40)
- 1 Containment Priest
- 1 Lion Sash
- 4 Phelia, Exuberant Shepherd
- 4 Stoneforge Mystic
- 3 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 3 Skyclave Apparition
- 4 Clarion Conqueror
- 1 Loran of the Third Path
- 4 Recruiter of the Guard
- 1 Phyrexian Metamorph
- 4 Witch Enchanter
- 4 Solitude
- 1 Canoptek Scarab Swarm
- 4 White Orchid Phantom
Instants (4)
Lands (29)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Final: 7 | Swiss: 6
Main Deck
Creatures (30)
Artifacts (4)
Enchantments (2)
Lands (16)
Sideboard
Final: 1 | Swiss: 7
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Final: 2 | Swiss: 5
Main Deck
Creatures (38)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Instants (13)
Artifacts (4)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (28)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 2
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Final: 4 | Swiss: 4
Main Deck
Creatures (34)
Sorceries (4)
Instants (4)
Lands (31)
Sideboard
Main Deck
Creatures (31)
- 1 Containment Priest
- 1 Drannith Magistrate
- 1 Stoneforge Mystic
- 1 Thalia, Guardian of Thraben
- 1 Flickerwisp
- 1 Ranger-Captain of Eos
- 1 Skyclave Apparition
- 1 Blade Splicer
- 1 Elite Spellbinder
- 1 Recruiter of the Guard
- 1 Toby, Beastie Befriender
- 1 Palace Jailer
- 1 Ranger of Eos
- 1 Seasoned Dungeoneer
- 1 Witch Enchanter
- 1 Solitude
- 1 Starfield Shepherd
- 1 Overlord of the Mistmoors
- 1 Steel Seraph
- 1 Benevolent Bodyguard
- 1 Curious Farm Animals
- 1 Esper Sentinel
- 1 Giver of Runes
- 1 Guide of Souls
- 1 Mother of Runes
- 1 Novice Inspector
- 1 Ocelot Pride
- 1 Skrelv, Defector Mite
- 1 The Duke, Rebel Sentry
- 1 Thraben Inspector
- 1 Cloud, Midgar Mercenary
Sorceries (2)
Instants (8)
Artifacts (11)
Enchantments (6)
Planeswalkers (1)
Lands (40)
- 1 Abandoned Air Temple
- 1 Ancient Den
- 1 City of Traitors
- 1 Command Beacon
- 1 Crystal Vein
- 1 Dust Bowl
- 1 Eiganjo Castle
- 1 Eiganjo, Seat of the Empire
- 1 Flagstones of Trokair
- 1 Gemstone Caverns
- 1 Lazotep Quarry
- 1 Mishra's Factory
- 1 Rishadan Port
- 1 Scavenger Grounds
- 22 Snow-Covered Plains
- 1 Talon Gates of Madara
- 1 Tectonic Edge
- 1 Urza's Cave
- 1 Urza's Saga
