Aether Poisoner
Creature — Human Artificer
Deathtouch (Any amount of damage this deals to a creature is enough to destroy it.)
When this creature enters, you get 
(two energy counters).
Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay . If you do, create a 1/1 colorless Servo artifact creature token.
- CMC
- 2
- Mana cost
- Color identity
- B
- Rarity
- common
- Set
- Aether Revolt
- Price
- $0.10
- EDHREC rank
- #22268
Aether Poisoner enters with a free Energy counter and leaves a 1/1 Servo behind when it attacks — both payoffs are real, but a 1/2 deathtouch body for two mana only earns a slot if you're actively cashing in those tokens or energy. Outside dedicated synergy shells, the floor is too low to justify the roster spot.
Format Analysis
Where it lives, where it can’t
| Format | Verdict |
|---|---|
| commander | legal |
| legacy | legal |
| modern | legal |
| pioneer | legal |
| standard | not legal |
| vintage | legal |
| pauper | legal |
| oathbreaker | legal |
Pauper is the only format where Aether Poisoner is worth serious consideration — deathtouch on a two-drop trades up reliably, and energy or artifact-token synergies exist at common to make the enter-the-battlefield trigger matter. In Commander, Aether Poisoner is a fringe inclusion: the Servo it generates on attack feeds sacrifice and aristocrats engines, but a 1/2 body at that cost competes poorly against the card-advantage engines the format demands. Legacy, Modern, and Pioneer are non-starters — the card simply doesn't do enough at any rate of play in those powered environments.
Key Combos
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Price Context
Current price
$0.10 bulk tier
At $0.10, Aether Poisoner sits firmly in bulk territory and is unlikely to move without a new Standard-legal set that rebuilds energy as a dominant mechanic. Grab it freely for budget Pauper or Commander brews — there's no financial risk here, just a low power ceiling.
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Sources
Mentioned
Updated . Data from Scryfall, EDHREC, and Commander Spellbook.