Aether Adept

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Aether Adept: Creature - Human Wizard, Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska. When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand. On Mana Grove.

Mana cost
{1}{U}{U}
Mana value
3
Type
Creature - Human Wizard
Colour identity
Blue (U)
Power / toughness
2/2
Rarity
Common
Set
Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (DDM)
Released
2014-03-14
Collector number
12
Artist
Eric Deschamps
Commander rank
12,631 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)

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About Aether Adept

Aether Adept is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue creature from Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (DDM), a Duel Decks release released in March 2014. It is collector number 12 in that set, with art by Eric Deschamps. It costs {1}{U}{U} (one generic and two blue mana) to cast, for a mana value of 3. It is a 2/2 creature. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 3 sets, from Magic 2011 (2010) to Duel Decks: Jace vs. Vraska (2014). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.22 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).

Card text

When this creature enters, return target creature to its owner's hand.

"The universe is my instrument, and the song I play upon it is one you are forbidden to hear."

Market price

Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.22 (as of 2026-11-01).

The figure covers this printing only; other printings carry their own price on their own page.

Format legality

Legality of Aether Adept by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.

ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperLegal
CommanderLegal
Duel CommanderLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Pauper CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
Penny DreadfulLegal

Other printings of Aether Adept

Aether Adept has been printed in 3 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.

PrintingRarityYear
Magic 2012 (M12) #41Common2011
Magic 2011 (M11) #41Common2010

Official rulings

One official ruling applies to Aether Adept.

  • If there are no other creatures on the battlefield when Aether Adept enters, it must target itself.

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