Tainted Aether
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Set7ED
Collector #167
Released2001-04-11
Rarityrare
ArtistCiruelo
LanguageEN
Layoutnormal
AttributesReprint
ScryfallOpen ↗

Tainted Aether

RareColour IDMV 4
Enchantment
Whenever a creature enters, its controller sacrifices a creature or land of their choice.
Card capabilities
Enchantment
Derived deterministically from card types, Oracle text and keywords. Not a strategic evaluation.
Format legality
Other printings
2 other English printingsEarliest 1998-10-12Newest 2001-04-11Cheapest priced $18.32 in USG
Rulings (4)
wotc4 Oct 2004
If more than one of these is on the battlefield, the controller sacrifices a creature for each one of these.
wotc4 Oct 2004
If the controller has no other lands or creatures on the battlefield, they must sacrifice the creature that just entered.
wotc4 Oct 2004
If the creature changes controllers before this ability resolves, its new controller has to sacrifice something.
wotc4 Oct 2004
Tainted Aether's controller is the one that controls its triggered ability, but the controller of the creature that entered chooses what creature they sacrifice during resolution.