Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact.
{T}: 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.
Cheapest
US$9.80
at TCGplayer · postage at checkout
Cheapest · the United States
US$9.80
In stock at · US
4 stores
3 stores in other markets
Mana cost
{1}
Cheapest first by item price; postage is added at each store's checkout. How we compare prices →
Price comparison (4) · the United States
oldest listing 14h ago- 1US$9.80→
TCGplayerCheapest
lowest listingIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 13h agoPaid link
- 2US$10.70→
Mythic Forge Gaming
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 13h ago
- 3US$11.25→
Forgotten Path Games
LPIn stockpostage at checkoutcosts more than the cheapest NM hereupdated 14h ago
- 4US$15.05→
Game Grid Lehi
NMIn stockpostage at checkoutupdated 14h ago
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Card text
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact.
{T}: 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
- StandardNot legal
- PioneerNot legal
- ModernLegal
- LegacyLegal
- VintageLegal
- CommanderLegal
- PauperNot legal
- BrawlNot legal
- OathbreakerLegal
- HistoricNot legal
- TimelessNot legal
- AlchemyNot legal
Price history (USD · lowest price)
TCGplayer market shown in USD at an indicative rate
Now US$10.70Low US$10.15High US$10.70▲ 5.4%
About Aether Vial
This page covers the borderless printing of Aether Vial (1640★), an Artifact from Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD). It is printed at Rare rarity. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage and Commander and 1 more format.
1640★ exists in 2 printings on TCGplayer, and each is priced as its own product. For reference the other printings read Borderless US$9.65 on TCGplayer.
The cheapest listing in the United States is US$9.80, level with TCGplayer's US$10.70 market price. 4 stores have it in stock, and the next-cheapest listing is US$10.70, only 9% more, so postage will decide the order.
The United States is the cheapest of the 2 markets that have it, and Canada is dearest at about 19% more once converted. In each market's own currency the cheapest listings read US$9.80 in the United States and C$15.99 in Canada. Conversions use indicative exchange rates, and postage, duty and import tax are not included, so a cheaper market elsewhere is a fact about listings and not a reason to import.
The market price moved +5.2% over the last 7 days; there is not yet a 30-day window to set that against. It is trading at its 90-day high of US$10.70.
Secret Lair Drop Series is a Secret Lair drop. Aether Vial has 8 other cards in the database, listed further down the page.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a charge counter on this artifact. {T}: 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.
Frequently asked questions
- How much does Aether Vial (Secret Lair · Rainbow Foil) 1640★ cost?
- The cheapest live price for Aether Vial (1640★) is currently US$9.80 across 3 stores in the United States, and TCGplayer's market price is US$10.70; every other market we cover is compared on this page too. Prices are read once a day.
- How much is Aether Vial in other currencies?
- US$9.80 in the United States and C$15.99 in Canada. Each is a real listing in the currency its seller bills in.
- What set is Aether Vial from?
- Aether Vial is card 1640★ from Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD) in Magic: The Gathering. It is a rare artifact.
- Where can I buy Aether Vial?
- Compare every store selling Aether Vial across the US, Australia, the UK, Singapore, Canada and the EU on this page, then buy from whichever seller offers the lowest total including postage. MTG Compare links straight through to each store.
- Are there other printings of Aether Vial?
- Yes. MTG Compare tracks 1 other printing of 1640★ (borderless, showcase, extended-art, reprint or promo versions), each a distinct TCGplayer product trading at its own price. They are listed further down this page.
Aether Vial price by market
Aether Vial is cheapest in the United States at US$9.80 and dearest in Canada at C$15.99 (≈ US$11.67), a 19% spread across the 2 markets stocking it. Each seller bills in its own currency; converted figures are indicative only.
| Market | Cheapest | ≈ USD | Stores |
|---|---|---|---|
| United StatesCheapestYour market | US$9.80postage at checkout | 4 | |
| Canada | C$15.99postage at checkout ≈ US$11.67 | 3 |
Prices are live listings in each market, in the currency that seller charges. The “≈ USD” column is an indicative conversion for comparison only: not a quote, and not what you'll be billed. Stores generally ship within their own market, and international postage, duty and import tax aren't included, so a cheaper market elsewhere isn't necessarily cheaper to get delivered to you.
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Card details
- Card number
- 1640★
- Set
- Secret Lair Drop Series (SLD)
- Set type
- Secret Lair
- Released
- —
- Rarity
- Rare (R)
- Printing
- Secret Lair · Rainbow Foil
- Type line
- Artifact
- Colour
- Colourless
- Colour identity
- Colourless
- Mana cost
- {1}
- Finish
- Rainbow Foil
TCGplayer listing: Aether Vial
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Other printings of Aether Vial in Secret Lair Drop Series
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Aether Vial in other sets
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