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Aether Spike
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Aether Spike

common · Instant · Modern Horizons 3
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Oracle Text

Choose target spell. You get {E}{E} (two energy counters), then you may pay any amount of {E}. Counter that spell unless its controller pays {1} for each {E} paid this way.

Card Details

-/-Power / Toughness
{1}{U}Mana Cost
2Prints

Character Background

Aether Spike is a clean, flexible piece of interaction that fits best in tempo and control decks, especially any blue shell that wants to keep mana up while taxing the opponent’s key turn. At just two mana, it functions like a soft counterspell that scales with your energy economy: you get two energy up front, then can spend some or all of it to make the target spell cost more to resolve. That makes it excellent at punishing early plays, forcing awkward sequencing, and protecting your own pressure without needing a hard counter every time. In Modern Horizons 3 Limited, it’s a strong build-around if you can reliably generate extra energy, but even without support it still buys critical tempo. Deckbuilding tip: pair it with other energy cards and cheap threats, so you can convert incidental energy into meaningful disruption while continuing to develop your board.

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Character Background

Aether Spike is a clean, flexible piece of interaction that fits best in tempo and control decks, especially any blue shell that wants to keep mana up while taxing the opponent’s key turn. At just two mana, it functions like a soft counterspell that scales with your energy economy: you get two energy up front, then can spend some or all of it to make the target spell cost more to resolve. That makes it excellent at punishing early plays, forcing awkward sequencing, and protecting your own pressure without needing a hard counter every time. In Modern Horizons 3 Limited, it’s a strong build-around if you can reliably generate extra energy, but even without support it still buys critical tempo. Deckbuilding tip: pair it with other energy cards and cheap threats, so you can convert incidental energy into meaningful disruption while continuing to develop your board.

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