Aether Spellbomb
Aether Spellbomb: Artifact, Foundations Commander. U, Sacrifice this artifact: Return target creature to its owner's hand. Prices and printings on Mana Grove.
- Mana cost
- {1}
- Mana value
- 1
- Type
- Artifact
- Colour identity
- Blue (U)
- Rarity
- Common
- Set
- Foundations Commander (FDC)
- Released
- 2026-10-02
- Collector number
- 244
- Artist
- Jim Nelson
- Commander rank
- 2,754 (by how often it appears in Commander decks)
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About Aether Spellbomb
Aether Spellbomb is a Magic: The Gathering card, a common blue artifact from Foundations Commander (FDC), released in October 2026. It is collector number 244 in that set, with art by Jim Nelson. It costs {1} (one generic mana) to cast, for a mana value of 1. Its colour identity is blue. It is legal in Modern, Legacy, Vintage, Pauper, Commander, Duel Commander, Oathbreaker, Pauper Commander, PreDH, Brawl, Historic, Timeless, Gladiator and Penny Dreadful. It has been printed in 8 sets, from Mirrodin (2003) to Foundations Commander (2024). The latest aggregated market price for this printing is $0.23 (normal finish, as of 2026-11-01).
Card text
{U}, Sacrifice this artifact: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
{1}, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.
"Release that which was never caged." -Spellbomb inscription
Market price
Latest aggregated market price for the normal finish of this printing: $0.23 (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 Spellbomb by format. Formats in which it is not legal are not listed.
| Modern | Legal |
|---|---|
| Legacy | Legal |
| Vintage | Legal |
| Pauper | Legal |
| Commander | Legal |
| Duel Commander | Legal |
| Oathbreaker | Legal |
| Pauper Commander | Legal |
| PreDH | Legal |
| Brawl | Legal |
| Historic | Legal |
| Timeless | Legal |
| Gladiator | Legal |
| Penny Dreadful | Legal |
Other printings of Aether Spellbomb
Aether Spellbomb has been printed in 8 sets. The other printings are listed newest first, with the rarity and release year of each.
| Printing | Rarity | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Jumpstart 2022 (J22) #752 | Common | 2022 |
| Jumpstart (JMP) #456 | Common | 2020 |
| The List (PLST) #MMA-196 | Common | 2019 |
| Modern Masters (MMA) #196 | Common | 2013 |
| Duel Decks: Elspeth vs. Tezzeret (DDF) #61 | Common | 2010 |
| Archenemy (ARC) #102 | Common | 2010 |
| Mirrodin (MRD) #141 | Common | 2003 |
Similar cards
Other artifact cards with a blue colour identity, ranked by how often they appear in Commander decks.
In these precons
Aether Spellbomb is in the decklist of these preconstructed Commander decks.