---
name: "Vedalken Aethermage"
mana_cost: "{1}{U}"
cmc: 2
type_line: "Creature — Vedalken Wizard"
colors: ["U"]
color_identity: ["U"]
keywords: ["Wizardcycling", "Typecycling", "Flash", "Cycling"]
set: "FUT"
set_name: "Future Sight"
collector_number: "61"
rarity: "common"
artist: "William Simpson"
oracle_id: "271b37b6-b60b-4687-bd82-ecacf3b66cb3"
canonical_url: "https://avascry.com/printing/vedalken-aethermage-fut"
legalities:
  commander: "legal"
  standard: "not_legal"
  modern: "legal"
  pioneer: "not_legal"
  legacy: "legal"
  vintage: "legal"
  pauper: "legal"
  penny: "not_legal"
---

# Vedalken Aethermage
- **Mana Cost:** `{1}{U}` (CMC: 2)
- **Type:** Creature — Vedalken Wizard
- **Power/Toughness:** 1/2
- **Keywords:** Wizardcycling, Typecycling, Flash, Cycling

## Oracle Text
Flash (You may cast this spell any time you could cast an instant.)
When this creature enters, return target Sliver to its owner's hand.
Wizardcycling {3} ({3}, Discard this card: Search your library for a Wizard card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.)

## Top 4096-Dim Neural Synergies
1. [Venser, Shaper Savant](/printing/venser-shaper-savant-fut.md) — Legendary Creature — Human Wizard
2. [Aether Adept](/printing/aether-adept-m11.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
3. [Mizzium Meddler](/printing/mizzium-meddler-pori.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
4. [Deputy of Acquittals](/printing/deputy-of-acquittals-dgm.md) — Creature — Human Wizard
5. [Vedalken Mastermind](/printing/vedalken-mastermind-plst.md) — Creature — Vedalken Wizard
6. [Fleeting Aven](/printing/fleeting-aven-ons.md) — Creature — Bird Wizard

## Printing Details
- **Set:** Future Sight (FUT) #61
- **Rarity:** Common
- **Artist:** William Simpson
- **Total Printings:** 9 across all historical editions

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