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Aetherplasm

{2}{U}{U}

Creature — Illusion

GPTGuildpact#22uncommon

Its fickle form holds hints of a thousand former identities.

Finishes
Nonfoil · Foil
Border
black
Frame
2003
Pull rate
about 1 per booster–1 in 1283
Illustrator
Nottsuo
Found in
Guildpact MTGO Redemption · Guildpact MTGO Redemption Foil · Guildpact Booster Pack
Printings2EDHREC rank#20,635
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
Whenever this creature blocks a creature, you may return this creature to its owner's hand. If you do, you may put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield blocking that creature.
1/1
Plays as:
Cheat Into Play
Market · per finishspark updated 44m ago · prices as of 2026-08-30
Nonfoil+31.6%
$0.25
$0.01 low$0.00 gapTCGplayer
Foil+388.1%
$2.05
$0.25 low$0.15 gapTCGplayer
Cheapest playable copy$0.17· across 2 printings· view the cheapest printing ›

Rulings

5 · latest Jan 12, 2024
  • WotCJan 12, 2024

    Although the creature that enters the battlefield is blocking, it was never declared as a blocking creature for the purposes of abilities that trigger whenever a creature blocks (such as Aetherplasm's ability, for example).

  • WotCFeb 1, 2006

    Aetherplasm will return to your hand before any combat damage is assigned.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2006

    If you want, you can return Aetherplasm to your hand and not put anything onto the battlefield. The attacking creature will still be considered blocked, so it won't be able to deal combat damage to you unless it has trample or a similar ability.

  • WotCFeb 1, 2006

    The creature you put onto the battlefield from your hand is blocking the attacking creature, even if the block couldn't legally be declared (for example, if that creature enters tapped, or it can't block, or the attacking creature has protection from it).

  • WotCFeb 1, 2006

    The creature you put onto the battlefield may be the Aetherplasm you just returned to your hand. This allows it to dodge abilities like Deathgazer's.