---
name: "Gate to the Aether"
mana_cost: "{6}"
cmc: 6
type_line: "Artifact"
colors: []
color_identity: []
keywords: []
set: "MRD"
set_name: "Mirrodin"
collector_number: "174"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Pete Venters"
oracle_id: "a03ab63a-83f3-4dd6-926d-08d09ce2e696"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/gate-to-the-aether-mrd"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "legal"
---

# Gate to the Aether
- **Mana Cost:** `{6}` (CMC: 6)
- **Type:** Artifact

## Oracle Text
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player reveals the top card of their library. If it's an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card, the player may put it onto the battlefield.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Aethermage's Touch](/printing/aethermages-touch-mm3.md) — Instant
2. [Aetherworks Marvel](/printing/aetherworks-marvel-pkld.md) — Legendary Artifact
3. [Aether Searcher](/printing/aether-searcher-cns.md) — Artifact Creature — Construct
4. [Mystic Forge](/printing/mystic-forge-pip.md) — Artifact
5. [Temporal Aperture](/printing/temporal-aperture-usg.md) — Artifact
6. [Future Sight](/printing/future-sight-mb2.md) — Enchantment

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Mirrodin (MRD) #174
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Pete Venters
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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