---
name: "Aether Rift"
mana_cost: "{1}{R}{G}"
cmc: 3
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["G", "R"]
color_identity: ["G", "R"]
keywords: []
set: "INV"
set_name: "Invasion"
collector_number: "227"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Heather Hudson"
oracle_id: "2577ef8e-d85e-47af-ac34-629f31992751"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aether-rift-inv"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Aether Rift
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{R}{G}` (CMC: 3)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of your upkeep, discard a card at random. If you discard a creature card this way, return it from your graveyard to the battlefield unless any player pays 5 life.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aether Tide](/printing/aether-tide-exo.md) — Sorcery
2. [Riftsweeper](/printing/riftsweeper-mma.md) — Creature — Elf Shaman
3. [Necrogen Mists](/printing/necrogen-mists-sld.md) — Enchantment
4. [Bottomless Pit](/printing/bottomless-pit-sld.md) — Enchantment
5. [Fissure Wizard](/printing/fissure-wizard-j25.md) — Creature — Goblin Wizard
6. [Volrath's Dungeon](/printing/volraths-dungeon-plst.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Invasion (INV) #227
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Heather Hudson
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

## Format Legalities
Commander: `legal` | Standard: `not_legal` | Modern: `not_legal` | Pioneer: `not_legal` | Legacy: `legal` | Vintage: `legal` | Pauper: `not_legal` | Penny: `not_legal`