---
name: "Tainted Aether"
mana_cost: "{2}{B}{B}"
cmc: 4
type_line: "Enchantment"
colors: ["B"]
color_identity: ["B"]
keywords: []
set: "USG"
set_name: "Urza's Saga"
collector_number: "161"
rarity: "rare"
artist: "Thomas M. Baxa"
oracle_id: "a61ceda1-5993-479e-945f-15753eeb7049"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/tainted-aether-usg"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "not_legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "not_legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Tainted Aether
- **Mana Cost:** `{2}{B}{B}` (CMC: 4)
- **Type:** Enchantment

## Oracle Text
Whenever a creature enters, its controller sacrifices a creature or land of their choice.

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Hecatomb](/printing/hecatomb-6ed.md) — Enchantment
2. [Contamination](/printing/contamination-mb2.md) — Enchantment
3. [Death Pit Offering](/printing/death-pit-offering-8ed.md) — Enchantment
4. [Burning Sands](/printing/burning-sands-ody.md) — Enchantment
5. [Grave Peril](/printing/grave-peril-c15.md) — Enchantment
6. [Slum Reaper](/printing/slum-reaper-bbd.md) — Creature — Horror

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Urza's Saga (USG) #161
- **Rarity:** Rare
- **Artist:** Thomas M. Baxa
- **Total Printings:** 20 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`