Aether Spike MH3

Other printings of "Aether Spike": MH3 #50 MH3 #398

Card

id	53711
artist	Campbell White
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asciiName
attractionLights
availability	arena, mtgo, paper
boosterTypes	default
borderColor	black
colorIdentity	U
colorIndicator
colors	U
defense
duelDeck
edhrecRank	7495
edhrecSaltiness	0.43
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finishes	nonfoil, foil
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flavorText	"The shield doesn't block the fire physically. It tells the fire to stop." —Genku, future shaper
frameEffects
frameVersion	2015
hand
hasAlternativeDeckLimit
hasContentWarning
hasFoil	1
hasNonFoil	1
isAlternative
isFullArt
isFunny
isGameChanger
isOnlineOnly
isOversized
isPromo
isRebalanced
isReprint
isReserved
isStarter
isStorySpotlight
isTextless
isTimeshifted
keywords
language	English
layout	normal
leadershipSkills
life
loyalty
manaCost	{1}{U}
manaValue	2
name	Aether Spike
number	50
originalPrintings
originalReleaseDate
originalText	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.
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power
printings	MH3
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rarity	common
rebalancedPrintings
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setCode	MH3
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signature
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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.
toughness
type	Instant
types	Instant
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variations	a71140f3-cdad-5671-875c-2811b5c5630a
watermark
setName	Modern Horizons 3

Identifiers

id	53711
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deckboxId	91360
mcmId	772460
mcmMetaId	435561
mtgArenaId	90899
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mtgoId	126117
multiverseId	662202
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Legalities

id	53711
alchemy
brawl	Legal
commander	Legal
duel	Legal
future
gladiator	Legal
historic	Legal
legacy	Legal
modern	Legal
oathbreaker	Legal
oldschool
pauper	Legal
paupercommander	Legal
penny	Legal
pioneer
predh
premodern
standard
standardbrawl
timeless	Legal
uuid	4c66fd7a-707d-560f-8923-344339ce8e63
vintage	Legal

Purchase URLs

id	53711
cardKingdom	https://mtgjson.com/links/938258f9660640d3
cardKingdomEtched
cardKingdomFoil	https://mtgjson.com/links/cecf788fe6618cd8
cardmarket	https://mtgjson.com/links/e50f27e1bfce2488
tcgplayer	https://mtgjson.com/links/a6a5741600cbc701
tcgplayerEtched
uuid	4c66fd7a-707d-560f-8923-344339ce8e63

Foreign Data (per language)

language	name	flavorText	type	text	multiverseId
Chinese Simplified	乙太钉	「这护盾实际上并非阻隔火焰。它是让火焰自己熄灭。」～未来塑师玄古	瞬间	选择目标咒语。你得到{E}{E}（两个能量指示物），然后你可以支付任意数量的{E}。除非该咒语的操控者为每个以此法支付的{E}各支付{1}，否则反击之。	663854
French	Pointe d'Éther	« Le bouclier ne bloque pas physiquement le feu. Il lui dit de s'arrêter. » —Genku, forgeur d'avenir	Éphémère	Choisissez un sort ciblé. Vous gagnez {E}{E} (deux marqueurs « énergie »), puis vous pouvez payer n'importe quelle quantité de {E}. Contrecarrez ce sort à moins que son contrôleur ne paie {1} pour chaque {E} payé de cette manière.	662910
German	Ätherwallung	„Der Schild wehrt das Feuer nicht auf materielle Weise ab. Er gebietet ihm Einhalt." —Genku, Gestalter der Zukunft	Spontanzauber	Bestimme einen Zauberspruch deiner Wahl. Du erhältst {E}{E} (zwei Energiemarken), dann kannst du eine beliebige Anzahl an {E} bezahlen. Neutralisiere jenen Zauberspruch, es sei denn, sein Beherrscher bezahlt {1} für jede auf diese Weise bezahlte {E}.	662438
Italian	Picco d'Etere	"Lo scudo non blocca fisicamente il fuoco. Dice al fuoco di fermarsi." —Genku, plasmatore del futuro	Istantaneo	Scegli una magia bersaglio. Ottieni {E}{E} (due segnalini energia), poi puoi pagare un qualsiasi ammontare di {E}. Neutralizza quella magia a meno che il suo controllore non paghi {1} per ogni {E} pagato in questo modo.	663146
Japanese	霊気の撃ち込み	「防護壁は物理的に火を止めるわけではない。火に止まるよう命じるのだ。」 ――未来を創る者、ゲンク	インスタント	呪文１つを対象とする。{E}{E}（エネルギー・カウンター２個）を得る。その後、望む個数の{E}を支払ってもよい。その呪文のコントローラーが、これにより支払われた{E}１個につき{1}を支払わないかぎり、それを打ち消す。	663382
Portuguese (Brazil)	Acúleo de Éter	"O escudo não bloqueia o fogo fisicamente. Ele diz ao fogo que pare." — Genku, moldador do futuro	Mágica Instantânea	Escolha a mágica alvo. Você recebe {E}{E} (dois marcadores de energia) e, em seguida, você pode pagar qualquer quantidade de {E}. Anule aquela mágica, a menos que seu controlador pague {1} por cada {E} pago dessa forma.	663618
Spanish	Descarga de éter	"El escudo no bloquea el fuego físicamente: ordena al fuego que se detenga". —Genku, forjafuturos	Instantáneo	Elige el hechizo objetivo. Obtienes {E}{E} (dos contadores de energía) y luego puedes pagar cualquier cantidad de {E}. Contrarresta ese hechizo a menos que su controlador pague {1} por cada {E} pagado de esta manera.	662674

Rulings

date	text
2024-06-07	Energy counters are a kind of counter that a player may have. They're not associated with any specific permanents.
2024-06-07	Energy counters aren't mana. They don't go away as steps, phases, and turns end, and effects that add mana "of any type" can't give you energy counters.
2024-06-07	If a spell or ability with one or more targets states that you "may pay" some amount of {E}, and each permanent that it targets has become an illegal target, the spell or ability won't resolve. You can't pay any {E} even if you want to.
2024-06-07	If an effect says you get one or more {E}, you get that many energy counters. To pay one or more {E}, you lose that many energy counters. You can't pay more energy counters than you have. Any effects that interact with counters a player gets, has, or loses can interact with energy counters.
2024-06-07	Keep track of how many energy counters each player has. Potential ways to track this include writing theme down on paper or using dice, but any method that is clear and mutually agreeable is fine. (At higher levels of tournament play, dice may not be allowed for tracking counters that players have.)
2024-06-07	Some spells and abilities that give you {E} may require targets. If each target chosen is an illegal target as that spell or ability tries to resolve, it won't resolve. You won't get any {E}.
2024-06-07	Some triggered abilities state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E}. You can't pay that amount multiple times to multiply the effect. You simply choose whether or not to pay that amount of {E} as the ability resolves.
2024-06-07	Some triggered abilities that state that you "may pay" a certain amount of {E} describe an effect that happens "If you do." In that case, no player may take actions to try to stop the ability's effect after you make your choice. If the payment is followed by the phrase "When you do," then you'll choose any targets for that reflexive triggered ability and put it on the stack before players can take actions.
2024-06-07	You choose the target spell as you cast Aether Spike. You don't choose how much {E} to pay until Aether Spike is resolving. No player may take actions between the time you choose how much {E} to pay and the time the target spell's controller chooses whether or not to pay {1} for each {E} paid this way.
2024-06-07	You may pay zero {E}. You will get {E}{E}, and the target spell will resolve as long as its controller chooses to pay {0}. In most cases, this won't be a difficult choice for them.
2024-06-07	{E} is the energy symbol. It represents one energy counter.