Aether Vial

Aether Vial

Artifact

Mana cost: {1}

How we read this card

At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact.

triggered — puts a counter on it

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.

activated {T} —

Causes: put a counter on anything, put a creature onto the battlefield.

Cares about: an upkeep.

Works well with

an artifact is cast — 3,683 cards in the game can cause this (Aether Vial is one).

When Aether Vial is cast:

  1. Mendicant Core, Guidelight — copies a spell
  2. Sai, Master Thopterist — makes a token
  3. Ravenous Robots — makes a token
  4. Pinnacle Emissary — makes a token
  5. Mirrodin Besieged — makes a token
  6. Poetic Ingenuity — makes a token
  7. Digsite Engineer — makes a token
  8. Myrsmith — makes a token
  9. Riddlesmith — draws you 1 card
  10. Dr. Madison Li — puts a counter on a permanent you control

271 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken artifact enters the battlefield — 3,768 cards in the game can cause this (Aether Vial is one).

When Aether Vial enters:

  1. Ultron, Artificial Malevolence — makes a token
  2. The Prydwen, Steel Flagship — makes a token
  3. Conquest Mission — puts a quest counter on itself
  4. Surge Conductor — proliferates
  5. Replication Specialist — makes a token
  6. Weapons Manufacturing — makes a token
  7. Mirrorworks — makes a token

anything gets a counter — 4,415 cards in the game can cause this (Aether Vial is one).

  1. All Will Be One — When Aether Vial gets a counter, All Will Be One deals that much damage

8 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

an artifact enters the battlefield — 4,643 cards in the game can cause this (Aether Vial is one).

When Aether Vial enters:

  1. Transplant Theorist — draws you 1 card
  2. Elvish Archivist — puts 2 +1/+1 counters on itself
  3. Golbez, Crystal Collector — surveils
  4. Sludge Strider — makes a player lose 1 life
  5. Underhanded Designs — makes each opponent lose 1 life
  6. Mechan Assembler — makes a token
  7. Glassdust Hulk — gets +1/+1
  8. Rook Turret — draws you 1 card
  9. Hedron Detonator — deals 1 damage
  10. Pactdoll Terror — makes each opponent lose 1 life

55 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a nontoken creature enters the battlefield — 18,448 cards in the game can cause this (Aether Vial is one).

When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial:

  1. Riku of Two Reflections — makes a token
  2. Samwise Gamgee — makes a token
  3. Dual Nature — makes a token
  4. Chainer, Nightmare Adept — grants haste
  5. Preston, the Vanisher — makes a token
  6. Angelic Sell-Sword — makes a token
  7. Arni, Humble Scribe — untaps itself
  8. Saradoc, Master of Buckland — makes a token
  9. Lonis, Cryptozoologist — triggers
  10. Radiant Solar — triggers

23 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

a creature enters the battlefield — 19,800 cards in the game can cause this (Aether Vial is one).

  1. Master of Winds — When Master of Winds enters thanks to Aether Vial, it draws you 2 cards
  2. Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Lunarch Veteran // Luminous Phantom gains you 1 life
  3. Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Pious Evangel // Wayward Disciple gains you 1 life
  4. Daxos, Blessed by the Sun — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Daxos, Blessed by the Sun gains you 1 life
  5. Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Elas il-Kor, Sadistic Pilgrim gains you 1 life
  6. Glaring Fleshraker — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Glaring Fleshraker deals 1 damage
  7. Blasting Station — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Blasting Station untaps itself
  8. Mogg Bombers — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Mogg Bombers sacrifices itself
  9. Flame-Kin War Scout — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Flame-Kin War Scout sacrifices itself
  10. Monkey Cage — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Monkey Cage sacrifices itself

320 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything enters the battlefield — 26,499 cards in the game can cause this (Aether Vial is one).

  1. T'Challa, the Black Panther — When T'Challa, the Black Panther enters thanks to Aether Vial, it makes a token
  2. Caradora, Heart of Alacria — When Caradora, Heart of Alacria enters thanks to Aether Vial, it searches a library
  3. Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle — When a creature enters thanks to Aether Vial, Prowl, Stoic Strategist // Prowl, Pursuit Vehicle puts a +1/+1 counter on itself
  4. HYDRA Assault Robot — When Aether Vial enters, HYDRA Assault Robot deals 1 damage
  5. Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor — When Ertha Jo, Frontier Mentor enters thanks to Aether Vial, it makes a token
  6. Breya, Etherium Shaper — When Breya, Etherium Shaper enters thanks to Aether Vial, it makes 2 tokens
  7. Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus — When Tetzin, Gnome Champion // The Golden-Gear Colossus enters thanks to Aether Vial, it triggers
  8. Sokka, Bold Boomeranger — When Sokka, Bold Boomeranger enters thanks to Aether Vial, it draws and discards
  9. Era of Innovation — When Aether Vial enters, Era of Innovation puts a counter on a permanent you control
  10. Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer — When Daretti, Rocketeer Engineer enters thanks to Aether Vial, it sacrifices an artifact

34 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.

anything is cast — 31,128 cards in the game can cause this (Aether Vial is one).

  1. Saheeli, Radiant Creator — When Aether Vial is cast, Saheeli, Radiant Creator puts a counter on a permanent you control

11 other cards care about it too. These are the ones with the most connections.