---
name: "Aether Storm"
mana_cost: "{3}{U}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "5ED"
set_name: "Fifth Edition"
collector_number: "70"
rarity: "uncommon"
artist: "Mark Tedin"
oracle_id: "ff4297d3-3d96-4bd6-a606-1bdc20a6df2b"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aether-storm-5ed"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Aether Storm
- **Mana Cost:** `{3}{U}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Creature spells can't be cast.
Pay 4 life: Destroy this enchantment. It can't be regenerated. Any player may activate this ability.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aether Barrier](/printing/aether-barrier-nem.md) — Enchantment
2. [Cease-Fire](/printing/cease-fire-ody.md) — Instant
3. [Meddling Mage](/printing/meddling-mage-pls.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
4. [Permission Denied](/printing/permission-denied-rex.md) — Instant
5. [Soul Barrier](/printing/soul-barrier-ice.md) — Enchantment
6. [Psychic Barrier](/printing/psychic-barrier-nph.md) — Instant

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Fifth Edition (5ED) #70
- **Rarity:** Uncommon
- **Artist:** Mark Tedin
- **Total Printings:** 17 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`