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Fold into Aether

{2}{U}{U}

Instant

5DNFifth Dawn#31uncommon

Æther portals drift across Mirrodin's surface, dragging creatures across time and space.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1283
Illustrator
Anthony S. Waters & Cara Mitten
Found in
Fifth Dawn MTGO Redemption Foil · Fifth Dawn Theme Deck Nuts and Bolts · 2 more
Printings1EDHREC rank#29,358
CommanderLegalModernLegalStandardNot legal
Format legality

Constructed

StandardNot legal
PioneerNot legal
ModernLegal
LegacyLegal
VintageLegal
PauperNot legal

Commander

CommanderLegal
Pauper CommanderNot legal
Duel CommanderLegal
PreDHLegal
OathbreakerLegal
Tiny LeadersNot legal

Arena

AlchemyNot legal
HistoricNot legal
TimelessNot legal
BrawlNot legal
Standard BrawlNot legal
Competitive BrawlNot legal
GladiatorNot legal

Other

PremodernNot legal
Old SchoolNot legal
Penny DreadfulLegal
Future StandardNot legal
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, its controller may put a creature card from their hand onto the battlefield.
Plays as:
Cheat Into PlayCounterspell
Market · per finishspark updated 47m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+11.8%
$0.19
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil0.0%
$6.50
$0.63 low$0.18 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.19· across 1 printing· you're viewing it

Rulings

2 · latest Dec 1, 2004
  • WotCDec 1, 2004

    If the spell isn’t countered (because it’s a spell that can’t be countered, for example), nothing happens.

  • WotCDec 1, 2004

    If your Fold into Aether counters a spell you control, you get to put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield.