---
name: "Aetherling"
mana_cost: "{4}{U}{U}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Creature — Shapeshifter"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: []
set: "DGM"
set_name: "Dragon's Maze"
collector_number: "11"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Tyler Jacobson"
oracle_id: "b980bf11-9e12-4ee9-83c1-45706d9ae344"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/aetherling-dgm"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Aetherling
- **Mana Cost:** `{4}{U}{U}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Creature — Shapeshifter
- **Power/Toughness:** 4/5

## Oracle Text
{U}: Exile this creature. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
{U}: This creature can't be blocked this turn.
{1}: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
{1}: This creature gets -1/+1 until end of turn.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Morphling](/printing/morphling-prm.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
2. [Jodah's Avenger](/printing/jodahs-avenger-tsr.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
3. [Aetherplasm](/printing/aetherplasm-rvr.md) — Creature — Illusion
4. [Torchling](/printing/torchling-plc.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
5. [Shyft](/printing/shyft-ice.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter
6. [Shifty Doppelganger](/printing/shifty-doppelganger-ody.md) — Creature — Shapeshifter

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Dragon's Maze (DGM) #11
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Tyler Jacobson
- **Total Printings:** 12 across all historical editions

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