Aethersnipe
Mana cost:
Creature — Elemental
Rules text
When to play this card
Aethersnipe shows up in thousands of Commander and constructed lists as a staple in its role. EDHREC and tournament data confirm it is widely played — not because it is broken, but because it efficiently fills a slot in your curve or interaction package.
In deckbuilding: Creature for combat, blocking or value engines. Tune the number of copies to your format (1 in Commander, up to 4 in 60-card). If your deck lacks an answer to what this card does, consider sideboard slots or a same-mana-cost alternative.
- Rarity
- common
- Prices
- $0.13 · €0.07
- Legal in
- modernlegacyvintagecommanderpauper
Rulings
Aethersnipe can be the target of its own ability. If it's the only nonland permanent on the battlefield, it must be the target of its ability.
2018-12-07
If you cast this card for its evoke cost, you may put the sacrifice trigger and the regular enters-the-battlefield trigger on the stack in either order. The one put on the stack last will resolve first.
2013-04-15
Combos with Aethersnipe
- Intruder Alarm + Aethersnipe
- Aethersnipe + Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea + Thryx, the Sudden Storm
- Aethersnipe + Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea + Urza's Incubator
- Aethersnipe + Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea + Semblance Anvil
- Aethersnipe + Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea + Nylea, Keen-Eyed
- Aethersnipe + Gwenna, Eyes of Gaea + Heartless Summoning
